| ID | 050904 |
| Title Proper | Security, oil, andinternal politics: the causes of the Russo-Chechen conflicts |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Ashour, Omar ; Ashour, Omar |
| Publication | Mar-Apr 2004. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article aims to answer the following research question: What were the factors behind the Kremlin's decision to invade the Chechen Republic in 1994 and 1999? To answer this question, the author focuses on three independent variables: the strategic variable related to Russian national security; the economic variable centered on the Caspian Oil pipeline passing through Chechen territories; and Russian domestic politics. The author argues that a combination of these three factors, despite their varying importance, led to the outbreak of the Russo-Chechen wars in the 1990s |
| `In' analytical Note | Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol. 27, No. 2: Mar-Apr 2004; p127-144 |
| Journal Source | Studies in Conflict & Terrorism Vol: 27 No 3 |
| Key Words | Russo-Chechen Conflict ; Russia-Internal politics ; Russia-Economic Conditions ; National Security-Russia |