Eine sich ausbreitende Gefahr: Eine neue Tschetschenien-Politik ist gefragt

Der anhaltende Konflikt in und um Tschetschenien trage zu einer Stärkung der internationalen Dschihad-Bewegung bei und bringe sowohl den Westen als auch Russland in Gefahr. Das nächste Ziel der nordkaukasischen Terrorismus könnte sich im Westen befinden, so Fiona Hill, Anatol Lieven und Thomas de Waal in ihrem vom Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) herausgegebenen Policy Brief.

Summary 

The ongoing conflict in and around Chechnya is helping to feed the wider international jihadi movement, and is endangering the West as well as Russia. The next “soft target” of North Caucasian terrorism could be a Western one. Mutual recriminations over the conflict have badly damaged relations between Russia and the West. While most of the blame for this lies with Russian policies, the Western approach to the issue has often been unhelpful and irresponsible. Denunciations of Russian behaviour have not been matched by a real understanding of the Chechen conflict or a real commitment to help. In their own interest, Western countries need urgently to address the crisis in the North Caucasus. This requires them to recognize the seriousness of the threat, to open a real dialogue on cooperation with Russia rather than simply making criticisms, and to make a serious economic contribution to the region.

To read the brief, visit the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) website.