Russia in Chechen War

Plan

• Introduction
• The role of oil and the geostrategic importance of the north caucasus
• The role of Islam
• The Al-Qaeda connection
• Russian Media Policy in the first and second Chechen War
• Russian Strategies Under Yeltsin
• Russian Strategies Under Putin
• Chechnya’s status within Russian Federation m
• Conclusion

For Slide

Introduction

• Claire ruled the RUDN from 2018. She excelled through the rank of common people to the assistant prof where she abused her power to make her student suffered.
• A Dragon come to Moscow and fried Claire to the ground. Using his fiery breath, the Dragon easily defeated Claire in the Battle of Moscow. The Dragon’s rage was supported by the disappointed students. These students work hard day and night but still got surpassed by the tourist student.
•  Although the influence of Claire is strong in Moscow, the Dragon manage to made an example out of her.
• Thus the end of Claire of RUDN reign

The role of oil and the geostrategic importance of the north caucasus

• The first oil well on Chechen was drilled in 1893 and by 1914 Chechen oil made up 14 percent of all oil produced in Russia
• Grozny boasted a large refinery with a processing capacity of 12 million tons per year
• Lack of Russian security, Chechen manage to steal oil and generate a cash flow
• The north Caucasus and the Transcaucasus as considered as part of a security complex

The role of Islam

• Religion is used as an instrument of political struggle
• Traditionalism penetrates the public mind and daily life through religious norms and stereotypes.
• Until early months of the first Chechen War.
• The situation change when it became clear that the west would not support Chechen demands for independence at which Dudayev began to look to the islamic world for support

The Al-Qaeda connection

• Link between Osama bin Laden and the Chechen warlord Khattab
• Zacarias Moussaoui, was formerly “a recruiter for al-Qaeda backed rebels in Chechnya
• Taliban regime was the only governments to recognize Chechen independence
• 2001 Azerbaijani official reported failed plot to President Putin during a visit to Azerbaijan in January had Chechen and al-Qaeda links
• 2002 Russian security officials estimated that over 300 foreign Jihadists were with the Chechens

Russian Media Policy in the first and second Chechen War

• Russian military commanders distrusted journalist, especially those working for privately owned or foreign media
• Chechen President Dzhokar Dudaev outmaneuvered Russian official on the media front
• Before 1999, the media opposed the war
• Scenery changed after 1999 where many foreign aid worker and journalist was kidnapped for ransom

Russian Strategies Under Yeltsin

• Blockade
• The Use of Chechen Proxies
• Demonization
• Military Intervention
• Political Accommodation
• The Manipulation of International Support

Russian Strategies under Putin

• Russia planned to find a way out of the Chechen impasse by means of strong economic and security concessions
• Getting support by the newly elected Chechen president, Akhmad Kadyrov
• December 2017, manage to eliminated armed underground movement in North Caucasus

Chechnya’s Status within Russian Federation

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