Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment

Cerwyn Moore; P Tumelty

doi:10.1080/10576100801993347

Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment

Cerwyn Moore
, P Tumelty

Political Science and International Studies

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Abstract

The aim of this article is to explore and analyze the role of foreign fighters in the recent episodes of Russo-Chechen violence in the North Caucasus. The article begins by offering a preliminary theoretical consideration of foreign fighters, indicating how the events in Afghanistan combined with the development of a Salafi-Jihadist movement that would shape subsequent conflicts in the North Caucasus throughout the 1990s. The article will then move on to identify the role of Arab foreign fighters in Chechnya, demonstrating how a complex local and global social networks enable and motivate volunteers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	412-433
Number of pages	22
Journal	Studies in Conflict and Terrorism
Volume	31
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/10576100801993347
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2008

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CREST Security Review: After Islamic State
Moore, C. (Editor) & Francis, M. (Editor), 10 Apr 2017, CREST Security Review, 4.
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Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the Islamic State
Holman, T. & Moore, C., 11 May 2017, CREST Security Review, 4, p. 18-19 2 p.
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Transnational Activism Through The Ages
Moore, C., 6 Jun 2017, CREST Security Review, 4, p. 24-25 2 p.
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Interview with Ces Moore on Foreign Fighters
Moore, C. (Photographer), 2015
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Foreign Fighters and the Case of Chechnya: A Critical Assessment

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CREST Security Review: After Islamic State

Remainers and leavers: Foreign fighters after the Islamic State

Transnational Activism Through The Ages

Interview with Ces Moore on Foreign Fighters

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