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Russia: The Situation in Northern Caucasus
The bloody attacks in the past weeks in the North Caucasus have caused the deaths of numerous fighters among both rebels and government forces, placing the pacification of the region at the top of Kremlin priorities. In this present state it is difficult to know for certain which measures will be adopted by the new president, Medvedev. The noticeable influence of his mentor, Putin, who continues to exercise substantial influence over the internal and foreign affairs of the Federation, however, renders it plausible that, even in the future, the resort to an approach which combines co-option and repression will constitute Moscow’s principal strategy for containment of separatist surges.
1466 Words
Giovanni Daniele Valvo
(08 April 2008)
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