The Internationalisation of the Russian–Chechen Conflict

Myths and Reality

Bibliographic Data

ID12299151
AuthorsEmil Aslan Souleimanov (0000-0003-1200-0203, Charles University, corresponding author), Ondrej Ditrych (0000-0002-8337-8097, Institute of Political Studies)
Year2008
Volume60
Issue7
Pages1199-1222
Publication date2008-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEurope Asia Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0966-8136 • E-ISSN: 1465-3427
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09668130802230739
OpenAlexW2010568046
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited14

The article provides a critical reading of various related discourses, depicting the political motives behind the conflict in Chechnya as a battlefield of the global jihad. These narratives have sought to present the involvement of external Islamist groups as a major factor in the conflict, and to portray many of the main groups within Chechnya as subscribing to a jihadist ideology. The authors suggest an alternative narrative focusing on the significance of the blood feud in the societies of the North Caucasus. It is argued that it is necessary to differentiate between the radicalisation of the resistance as such and the strengthening of the ideology of jihad. It is concluded that the resistance currently assumes a supranational character, yet one which is delimited regionally rather than globally

Chechen · Feud · Ideology · Mythology · Narrative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Reading (process · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · History · Law · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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