Prisoners of the Caucasus: Russia's Invisible Civil War

The document is an essay by Charles King and Rajan Menon published in the issue of July/august 2010 of Foreign Affairs.

A pernicious mix of heavy-handed rule, corrupt governance, high unemployment, and militant Islam has reignited the Russian North Caucasus. Today, it is not only the old conflict zone of Chechnya but also its neighboring republics that are bordering on open civil war.
 
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