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Volume 14 Issue 7
April 1, 2014- Security Services Set Dagestani Forests on Fire to ‘Smoke Out’ Local Insurgents
- Circassian Activists Unite Around Circassian ‘Genocide’ Issue
- Special Operation Along Chechen-Ingush Border May Be Targeting Doku Umarov
- The Yarmuk Jamaat and the Sochi Olympics
- Public Campaign Heats Up for Redrawing of Internal Borders of North Caucasus
- Circassians Anticipate Russian Provocations before Sochi Games
- Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Has Little Effect on the Situation in the North Caucasus
- Is Kremlin Moving to Replace Ingush Leader?
- First Ethnic Ossetian Refugees from Syria Arrive in North Ossetia
- Power Struggle in Dagestan Changes Political Landscape
Volume 14 Issue 6
March 27, 2014- Armed Rebels Remain Moscow’s Biggest Problem in Ingushetia
- Chechen Insurgency Leader Doku Umarov Tells Chechens Not to Fight in Syria
- Poor Performance in Makhachkala Suburb Reflects Continuing Flaws in Russian Counter-Insurgency Operations
- In North Caucasus, Ethnic Russians Worse Off Where There Are More of Them, Moscow Sociologist Says
- Kazan and Moscow Continue Muted Struggle for Power
- Ibragim Gajidadaev, Dagestan’s Most Wanted Militant, Involved in Makhachkala Shootout
- Ethnic Russians Leave Stavropol Creating Regional Security Vacuum
- Interior Ministry Troops Are Projected to Become Professional Military Force
- Disputed Border Area Between Chechnya and Ingushetia Remains Regional Hot Spot
- Chechen-Ingush Border Dispute Resembles Demarcation of Interstate Boundary
Volume 14 Issue 23
December 11, 2013- Moscow Reverts to Siberian Migration to Bolster Ethnic Russian Presence in Stavropol
- Moving Central Asian Cossacks to North Caucasus Threatens Russians and Non-Russians Alike
- Influence of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami Spreads in Russia
- Kabardino-Balkarian Governor’s Resignation Likely Tied to Sochi Olympics
- Chechens Among the Syrian Rebels: Small in Number, but Influential
- Officers of Elite Russian Forces Train Chechens
- Attacks on Churches and Mosques in Russia on the Rise
- North Caucasus Prosecutor’s Office Reports Rise in Extremism-Related Crimes
- Kabardino-Balkarian Government Policy Failures Raise Ethnic Tensions
Volume 14 Issue 22
November 25, 2013- Dagestan’s President Proposes Another Level of Bureaucracy for the Republic
- Moscow’s Effort to Debunk Circassian ‘Genocide’ Backfires
- North Caucasians in Russian Capital Increasingly Target of Hate Crimes
- Intra-Muslim Conflict Becomes New Dimension to Instability Dagestan
- Russian TV Alleges Circassian Activist Is Conspiring Against Russian State
- Alleged Organizer of Volgograd Bombing Killed in Dagestan
- Dagestani Government Expands Counter-Insurgency Operations
Volume 14 Issue 21
November 15, 2013- The Role of the Hijab Is Becoming a National Problem for Russia
- Russian Security Services Harass Foreign Journalists in Sochi Area
- Russian Investigative Committee Takes on Kadyrov’s Chechnya
- Ethnic Russians in Stavropol Demand Special Status
- Moscow Strives to Break the Resistance of Dagestani Militants
- Circassians Organize as Sochi Olympics Approach
- Once Considered a Rising Star, Dagestan’s Gaji Makhachev May Be Heading for a Fall
- Zhirinovsky’s Remarks Add to Rising Inter-Ethnic Tensions in Russia
Volume 14 Issue 20
October 29, 2013- Ever More Ethnic Russians are Becoming Islamist Militants
- Tensions Rise Between Authorities and Muslims in Stavropol Region
- New Russian Legislation Codifies Collective Punishment
- Ethnic Russians Increasingly Regard North Caucasus as Foreign Entity
- Government Forces Ramp Up Activities in Dagestan after Volgograd Attack
- Dagestan’s Government Celebrates Anniversary of Republic’s ‘Voluntary Accession’ into Russia
- Volgograd Suicide Bombing: Were the Sochi Olympics the Real Target?
- Violence in Kabardino-Balkaria Continues as Circassian ‘Officials’ Reiterate Support for Kremlin-Backed Sochi Olympics
- Will the Moscow Riots Cause a Shift in Kremlin Policies Toward the North Caucasus?
- Dagestan’s Plan to Bring Home Muslims Studying Abroad Unlikely to Work
Volume 14 Issue 19
October 18, 2013- Kremlin Effort Backfires on Embarrassing Imprisoned Ingush Guerilla Commander Magas
- Russian Security Services Plan Wide Surveillance During Sochi Olympics
- Moscow Establishes Cadet Corps in the North Caucasus in a Bid to Create Loyalist Elite
- Activist Says Abkhaz Are Not Genuine Allies of Circassians
- Georgia Will Not Turn Away from the North Caucasus, Expert Says
- As Sochi Approaches, Ethnic Russians Continue to Leave the North Caucasus
- Russia Ramps Up Information Security to Suppress Adverse News Reporting Around Sochi
- Kabardino-Balkaria’s Crackdown on Rebels and Their Relatives Likely to Boomerang
- Government’s Use of Civilians to Help Police Results in Casualties in Dagestan
Volume 14 Issue 18
October 4, 2013- Chechnya’s Exclusion from Military Conscription Shows Moscow’s Weak Hold over Region
- Russian Muslim Organizations Split over Local Court’s Banning of Koran Translation
- Rebel Tatar Prosecutor Banished by Moscow
- Russia’s Muslims Increasingly Radicalized by Events in the Middle East
- Russian Diplomat’s Murder in Abkhazia Has Powerful Implications for Russian-Georgian Relations
- So Far, New Dagestani President’s Reforms Appear to Bring More Violence
- Monument Controversy Raises Doubt over Stability of Moscow-Grozny Relationship
- Russian Researchers Say Country on the Brink of National Crisis
- War in Syria Has Reverberations in the North Caucasus
Volume 14 Issue 17
September 20, 2013- North Caucasus Leaders Adopt Kadyrov Model to Dealing with Militants
- Russian Nationalists in Tatarstan Demand Deputy Prime Minister’s Resignation
- Hundreds of North Caucasians Have Joined the Ranks of Syria’s Rebels
- Syrian Circassian Refugees in Turkey Ask to Be Repatriated to Russia
- North Caucasus Residents Increasingly Feel the Heat of the Approaching Olympics
- Ramazan Abdulatipov Confirmed as Dagestan’s President
- Scholar Studies Relationship Between Religiosity and Extremist Behavior Among Dagestani Youth
- Russian Movement in Stavropol Calls for Creation of Russian Republic
- Cossacks Now Patrol Half of Stavropol Krai: Police Adjuncts or Something More?
Volume 14 Issue 16
September 6, 2013- Was Top Ingush Official Targeted by New Insurgent Leader?
- Competition for Russia’s Top Landmarks Alienates Chechens
- Russians Say Government Is Turning Sochi into a Concentration Camp
- Tensions Increase in Dagestan as Authorities Pursue Heavy-Handed Tactics
- Caucasus Emirate Leader Discusses Chechens in Syria in New Video
- Chechen Leader Takes Up the Cause of Ethnic Kin in Syria
- Despite Security Services’ Successes, Kabardino-Balkaria Remains One of North Caucasus’ Deadliest Regions
- Having Lost Population’s Trust, Dagestan’s Government Finds It Hard to Make a Comeback
Volume 14 Issue 15
August 9, 2013- Influence of Chechen Leader of North Caucasian Fighters in Syria Grows
- Murder of Leading Dagestani Cleric Signals Deepening Crisis in Sufi Hierarchy
- Moscow Signals Kanokov’s Term as Head of Kabardino-Balkaria May End
- Circassians Mark 250th Anniversary of Resistance to Russian Aggression
- Popular Cleric Poses a Threat to Ingushetia’s Leader
- Religious Tensions Grow in Astrakhan Region
- Russian Police Cracks Down on Ethnic Crime and Non-Russians
- North Caucasus Tourism Project Is Failing Where It Is Needed Most
- Circassians See Long-Term Struggle for Their Interests in the North Caucasus
- Death of Rebel-led Gakaev Brothers Traced to Government Planted Mole
Volume 14 Issue 14
July 26, 2013- Clashes Between Police and Militants Continue to Be Reported in Kabardino-Balkaria
- Ramazan Abdulatipov Consults Ramzan Kadyrov’s Playbook
- More Chechens Fleeing Chechnya ‘at Peace’ than Had Fled Chechnya ‘at War’
- Circassian Activist Warns Russia Will Lose Allies If It Does Not Help Syrian Circassians
- Abdulatipov Crackdown Emulates Soviet-Era Methods in Dagestan
- Large-Scale Special Operation Conducted in Dagestani Town of Semender
- National Anti-Terrorism Committee Admits Ideological Roots of Terrorist Threat
- Ethnic Russians in Saratov Demand Deportation of Chechens from Region
- North Ossetian Interior Ministry Clashes with the Republican Government
Volume 14 Issue 13
July 12, 2013- Umarov Bows to Pressure Inside Militant Command to Target Sochi Olympics
- Circassian Activist Says Protests Are Instrumental in Resolving Circassian Issues
- Large-Scale Clash with Insurgents Reported in Chechnya in Bamut
- Caucasus Emirate Reverses Position on Syrian Jihad
- Acting Head of Dagestan Says Government May Amnesty Militants
- Opponents Pressure Head of Kabardino-Balkaria
- Head of Ingushetia Yevkurov Spars with Captured Insurgent Leader Emir Magas in Court
- Kremlin Effort to Subdue Clans in Dagestan Likely to Backfire
Volume 14 Issue 12
June 21, 2013- Ingush Leader Paints Positive Picture in Republic Despite Increases in Militant Attacks
- Russian Muslim Militants Are Joining the Ranks of Rebel Fighters in Syria
- Circassian Military Traditions Still Keeping Diaspora Strong
- Karachaevo-Cherkessia’s Unpopular Governor Says Popular Elections Unnecessary
- Krasnaya Polyana: Breaking the 150 Years of Silence (Part Two)
- Moscow Orders Crackdown on Kadyrov Personality Cult
- Surge in Militant Activity in Kabardino-Balkaria May Force Ouster of Kanokov
- Arrest of Makhachkala Mayor Likely to Increase Volatility in Dagestan
- Moscow Puts Restrictions on Circassian Immigration to the North Caucasus
- Krasnaya Polyana: Breaking the 150 Years of Silence (Part One)
Volume 14 Issue 11
June 5, 2013- Shapsug Circassians in Sochi Demand Recognition as Native Peoples to Region
- Moscow Decides to Implement Chechen Blueprint in Dagestan
- Latest Killing of Chechen Separatist Envoy in Turkey Points to Russia
- Russian Expert Foresees the North Caucasus as an Untenable Colonial Domain
- With Eye on Sochi, Authorities in North Caucasus Play Down Continuing Wave of Attacks
- Experts in Russia Say Moscow Should Heed Lessons from Wars in Syria, Libya and Yugoslavia
- Circassian Activists in Turkey Receive Boost from Erdogan
Volume 14 Issue 10
May 24, 2013- Moscow’s Revolving Door of Alleged Killings of Militant Leaders in Ingushetia Continues
- Forging of Alliance Between Tatar and Bashkir Nationalists Worries Moscow
- Did Surkov Step Down, or Was He Forced to Step Down?
- International Islamist Movement Spreads to the North Caucasus
- Disappointed in Moscow, Russian Circassian Activist Hails Georgia’s Approach to the North Caucasus
- Russian Interior Ministry Revives Its Armored Train in the North Caucasus
- Ethnic Abaza React to Rising Karachai Nationalism
- Gimry Becomes Target of Dagestan Government Reprisals Again
- Could EU-Style ‘Ethno-Cultural Zones’ Reduce Tensions in the North Caucasus?
Volume 14 Issue 9
May 10, 2013- Dagestan’s Bloodshed Continues to Grow
- Russian Security Services Offer Surprising Revelations About Boston Bombings
- Experts Warn Moscow’s North Caucasus Policies Exacerbate Regional Instability
- Why Tamerlan Tsarnaev Is Outside of Chechen Mentality
- Is Kabardino-Balkaria Following the Path of Dagestan?
- Circassians Urge Russian President and Parliament to Recognize Circassian ‘Genocide’
- Russian Experts Call on Moscow to Turn North Caucasus into ‘Internal Turkey’
- Radicalization of Tsarnaev Brothers Likely Did Not Occur in Chechnya
Volume 14 Issue 8
April 26, 2013- Kumyk Leader Murdered in Dagestan
- Chechen Authorities Organize Incursion into Ingushetia
- Parts of Boston Bombers’ Radicalization Narrative Remain Murky
- Is the Boston Attack a Ripple Effect of the Conflict in the North Caucasus?
- Yevkurov’s Predecessors Gear Up to Challenge Him for Ingush Presidency
- Security Services’ Puzzling Hyperactivity in North Ossetia May Be Connected to Sochi Olympics
- The Magnitsky List and Chechnya
- Government Forces in Dagestan Crack Down on Militant Stronghold in Gimry
Volume 14 Issue 5
March 14, 2013- Dagestan’s Conflict Grinds On
- Moscow’s Envoy to North Caucasus Expected to Assume Greater Powers
- Alexei Navalny Blasts Ingushetia’s Government for Extravagant Spending
- Continuing Human Rights Abuses Force Chechens to Flee to Europe
- Russian Urban Centers Might Be Target for Next Muslim Riots
- Signs of Balkanization Emerge in the North Caucasus
- Adygea Can Accommodate Hundreds of Circassian Refugees from Syria
Volume 14 Issue 4
February 28, 2013- No Letup in Insurgent Violence in Dagestan
- Dagestan Is Enmeshed in Another Round of Ethnic Confrontation
- Karachay Expert Supports Redrawing the North Caucasus Borders
- Moscow Weighs Various Options for Stabilizing Stavropol
- Kremlin Set to Replace Some North Caucasus Governors Before the Sochi Olympics
- Extrajudicial Arrests and Killings on the Rise in Ingushetia
- Kremlin Moves Closer to Abandoning North Caucasus Tourism Development Project
- Putin Cuts Conscript Soldiers’ Combat Training Time to Three Months
Volume 14 Issue 3
February 14, 2013- Authorities See Salafi Groups Popping Up Everywhere Inside Russia
- With Eye to Sochi, Interior Ministry Foresees Reductions in the North Caucasus
- ‘Secret’ Mosque Case Agitates Stavropol, Goes Viral on Russian Internet
- Failure to Heed Circassian Interests Undermines Russia’s Claims to Respect Ethnic Equality
- Dagestan’s New Leader Remains Reticent About His Policies
- Dagestan’s New Leaders Faces an Upsurge in Insurgent Activities
- Is the Caucasus Emirate Encroaching on the Volga Region?
- North Caucasians and Ethnic Russians Agree on Region’s Bleak Prospects
- Russian Nationalists on Both Sides of North Caucasus Fight
- Russian Uprising in Stavropol Region Alarms Russian Authorities
Volume 14 Issue 2
February 1, 2013- Dagestan: New President, Old Problems
- Killing of Gakaev Brothers Setback for North Caucasus Insurgency, but Not Fatal
- Circassians Grow Frustrated with Moscow’s Handling of Syrian Circassian Repatriation Requests
- Moscow Puts Rights Groups in North Caucasus in ‘Mortal Danger’
- Russian Government Allows Council of Europe to Publish Torture Report on the North Caucasus
- Russian Orthodox Church Redraws Its Map of the North Caucasus
- Dagestan’s Delicate Ethnic Balance Is Under Threat
- Tatar Youth Organization Seeks to Bolster Tatar Nationalism
- Russia Sees Superior Military Force and Propaganda as Primary Instruments to Control North Caucasus
Volume 14 Issue 1
January 18, 2013- Religious Violence Hits Relatively Quiet North Ossetia
- High Expectations for North Caucasus Tourism Development Matched by Faltering Government Support
- Chechnya’s Insurgency Stubbornly Remained Active in 2012
- New Russian Legislation Undermines Moscow’s Claims to Strengthen Country’s Unity
- Violence in Dagestan Accelerated in 2012
- False Alternatives: Opposition to Sochi Olympics or Repatriation of Syrian Circassians
- North Caucasus More Unstable and More Threatening to Moscow Now than a Year Ago
- Trends in Kabardino-Balkaria in 2012 Likely to Continue in 2013
- Security Situation in Ingushetia in 2012 Worsened