The Caucasus
Forging of Alliance Between Tatar and Bashkir Nationalists Worries Moscow
May 22, 2013
Tatar and Bashkir civil organizations are moving toward the forging of an alliance, regional and Russian experts say. “Bashkir nationalists have tried to find support among Tatar and Ugro-Finnish nationalists for several years,...
Anti-Gay Rampage in Tbilisi: Is Impunity Returning to Georgia?
May 21, 2013
On May 17, several hundred gay rights activists from the organization Identoba (Identity) attempted to hold a rally in central Tbilisi to mark the International Day Against Homophobia...
Disappointed in Moscow, Russian Circassian Activist Hails Georgia’s Approach to the North Caucasus
May 20, 2013
In an interview with the Kavkazskaya Politika website, the well-known Circassian activist Ibragim Yaganov said Russia must take steps to alleviate the hardships it inflicted on the Circassians. Yaganov contrasted Russia’s policy...
International Islamist Movement Spreads to the North Caucasus
May 16, 2013
The Jamestown Foundation has repeatedly reported on Hizb ut-Tahrir’s (HuT) activities in Russia over the past several years. And as the investigation of the Boston bombings progresses, reports are surfacing in the West that...
FBI Director Mueller’s Visit to Georgia Highlights Bilateral Counter-Terrorism Cooperation
May 15, 2013
On May 8, Robert Mueller, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), visited Georgia. The official reason for the visit was to assess the terrorism risks in the region in connection with the 2014 Winter Olympics...
Ethnic Abaza React to Rising Karachai Nationalism
May 15, 2013
On May 3, groups of Karachay and Abaza youth clashed in Karachaevo-Cherkessia. According to a member of the Abaza organization, Janibek Kuzhev, the fight took place in the village of Psyzh in Abazin district of...
Russian Interior Ministry Revives Its Armored Train in the North Caucasus
May 14, 2013
In an effort to control “banditry” and rebel activity in the North Caucasus region, Russia’s Ministry of Interior is returning its sole armored train to service on the often dangerous rail lines of southern Russia. The main...
Could EU-Style ‘Ethno-Cultural Zones’ Reduce Tensions in the North Caucasus?
May 14, 2013
An increasing source of tension and conflict in the North Caucasus is the fear among many of the regional language communities that they face extinction through assimilation—a potentially explosive fear because of the rapidly...
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