Islamic Terrorism and the Question of National Liberation, or Problems of Contemporary Chechen Terrorism

Bibliographic Data

ID12408342
AuthorsIrina Mukhina (0009-0005-4048-370X, Boston College, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume28
Issue6
Pages515-532
Publication date2005-10-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Conflict and Terrorism (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1057-610X • E-ISSN: 1521-0731
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10576100500236923
OpenAlexW2036995869
LanguageEN
Citations received8

Scholars have analyzed various causes of contemporary Chechen terrorism in Russia and have offered multiple explanations as to why this terrorism persists. Most commonly, these scholars accuse Russia of suppressing a Muslim struggle for national liberation in Chechnya because of Russia's own interests in Chechen territory or its lucrative oil resources. This work analyzes various instances of Chechen terrorism, 1991–2002, to conclude that the dynamics of terrorism do not support the claims of various scholars, journalists, and Chechen terrorists that Chechen rebels are fighting a war of independence and that the Russian government's failure "to let Chechnya go" instigates future acts of terrorism

Chechen · Criminology · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Terrorism · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence

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