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The Allure of Jihad: the de-territorialization of the war in the North Caucasus

In: Caucasus Survey
Authors:
Vassily A. Klimentov Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

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Grazvydas Jasutis Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland

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Online Publication Date:
22 Oct 2020
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Insurgents in the North Caucasus switched from the al-Qaedaaffiliated Imarat Kavkaz to the Islamic State after 2014. Although this transition was partially the result of Imarat Kavkaz’s military defeat, it has also settled two decades of tension over ideology. It signalled the victory of Salafi-jihadism over a nationally rooted (radical) Islamism and led to a break between the insurgents and the Caucasian context. This de-territorialization of grievances for the war has in turn increased the threat of radical Islamist violence for Russia.

Title:
The Allure of Jihad: the de-territorialization of the war in the North Caucasus
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/23761199.2020.1783619
Language:
English
Pages:
239–257
Keywords:
Russia; Caucasus; Islamism; war; Imarat Kavkaz; Islamic State
In:
Caucasus Survey
In:
Volume 8: Issue 3
Received:
08 Mar 2020
Accepted:
14 Jun 2020
Publisher:
Brill | Schöningh
E-ISSN:
2376-1202
Print ISSN:
2376-1199
Subjects:
Area Studies, Slavic and Eurasian Studies

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