by Matthew N. Janeczko | Nov 2, 2012 | Monitor
By: Matthew N. Janeczko The Russian claim is that their counterinsurgency operations in Chechnya were successes: but at what cost?
by Matthew N. Janeczko | Oct 30, 2012 | Monitor
By: Matthew N. Janeczko The Russian Federal forces enjoyed overwhelming superiority, yet were forced into a premature cease-fire in 1996 and suffered immense casualties.
by raffaellopantucci | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
A longer post for a new outlet, the blog of my excellent English publisher, Hurst. Draws on material that I have gone into in much more depth in the text of my book, and touches upon the theme of Shabaab’s use of media for recruitment that I have written about...
by Octavian Manea and Robert W. Schaefer | Jun 28, 2012 | Monitor
By: Octavian Manea and Robert W. Schaefer An interview with Lieutenant Colonel Robert W. Schaefer, the author of “The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad.”