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Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

Desperate action by fighters in Grozny

We should not expect a serious escalation of hostilities in the North Caucasus, or the Islamic State associated with it.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

Russias Neighbourhood Policy the case of Abkhazia

The signing of the treaty on alliance and strategic partnership marks the culmination of the tactic Russia has been employing with regard to Abkhazia since May.
Point of View | | Maciej Falkowski

On the periphery of global jihad The North Caucasus the illusion of stabilisation

The situation in the North Caucasus has stabilised, in comparison with previous years, mainly as regards the activity of the Islamic military underground.
OSW Studies | | Józef Lang, Maciej Falkowski

Hostages to Moscow clients of Beijing Security in Central Asia as the role of the West diminishes

The end of the Western military presence in Central Asia will mean the West’s influence on the security sphere in the region will be marginalised.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

Militants of the North Caucasus have a new leader

The first non-Chechen leader of the Caucasian militants marks the culmination of a trend shifting the weight of fighting in the Caucasus from Chechnya to Dagestan.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski

Volgograd the Jihad of ideological amateurs

Many factors indicate that the militant underground in the Caucasus is essentially different to the one operating there a few years ago.
Analyses | | Maciej Falkowski, Piotr Żochowski

Volgograd terrorist attacks in the pre-Olympic period

The escalation of violence could not only destabilise the internal situation in Russia, but also threaten the calm conduct of the Games themselves.