Arundhati Nag

From Grozny to Damascus: Civilizational Syntax of Russian Counterinsurgency

This article explores how counterinsurgency tactics developed during the Second Chechen War (1999–2009)—triggered by Chechnya’s separatist push and the 1999 apartment bombings in Russia—have shaped post-2000 Russian foreign policy, particularly in Syria. The article asks: How has...