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Chechen Jihad : Al-Qaeda's training ground and the next wave of terror / Yossef Bodansky

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BODANSKY Yossef

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Harper Collins, 2007Description: xix, 442 pISBN:

0060841702 (hbk) :
9780060841706 (pbk) :

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Summary: In this detailed analysis of the troubled history of Chechnya and its efforts to secure independence from Russia, the case is made that Al Qaeda and international jihadists tried, and so far have apparently failed, to integrate with and then subsume the separatists' struggle. The strategy was intended to transform the essentially secular nationalist struggle for independence into a jihadist war against Russia and by extension the West. The book considers how and why this did not occur noting the importance of political developments, improving stability, economic growth, and the continued vigilance of intelligence services. International relations aspects of the Caucusus region and the efforts by various states to use events in Chechnya for their own benefit are also covered.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Book	Defence Academy Library On-Shelf	947.52085 BOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	AUS-DON		23622-2001
Book	Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf	947.52085 BOD (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available			23622-1001

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In this detailed analysis of the troubled history of Chechnya and its efforts to secure independence from Russia, the case is made that Al Qaeda and international jihadists tried, and so far have apparently failed, to integrate with and then subsume the separatists' struggle. The strategy was intended to transform the essentially secular nationalist struggle for independence into a jihadist war against Russia and by extension the West. The book considers how and why this did not occur noting the importance of political developments, improving stability, economic growth, and the continued vigilance of intelligence services. International relations aspects of the Caucusus region and the efforts by various states to use events in Chechnya for their own benefit are also covered.

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