Russia’s War in Chechnya: The Discourse of Counterterrorism and the Legitimation of Violence

Huérou, Anne Le; Régamey, Amandine

doi:10.1057/9780230614727_11

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“…71 The Chechen problem gradually slipped off the agenda at various international meetings (EU-Russian summits, the Council of Europe, the OSCE and the UN Human Rights Commission) or tended to arise only as a peripheral matter. 72 There was a recognition within the Bush administration that certain Chechen groups were purveyors of the same kind of extremism that lay at the heart of 9/11; this suggests some endorsement of Russia's narrative. Russia's discourse also The administration's official position "remained consistent: a recognition of Russia's territorial integrity and right to legitimate security operations to defend itself, yet critique of the humanrights situation inside Chechnya and repeated stressing that a political process was needed to end the Chechen conflict."…”

Section: Post-9/11 Balance Sheet Narrow Interests: Washington Softenementioning

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Russia in Chechnya and Syria: Pursuit of Strategic Goals

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2016

Middle East Policy

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Section: Post-9/11 Balance Sheet Narrow Interests: Washington Softenementioning

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Russia in Chechnya and Syria: Pursuit of Strategic Goals

Notte¹

2016

Middle East Policy

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“…This dramatic event preceded a few months prior by violent incidents in Dijon (Le Huérou and Merlin 2020), has given new visibility to the fate of the Chechens who took the road of exile after the war led by the Russian authorities against the Chechen Republic resumed in 1999. It shed light on the sharp contrast with the early 2000s, when the first Chechens were easily granted asylum and the Russian Forces' brutal human rights violations were highlighted and condemned (European Parliament 2000;FIDH 2000;Le Huérou and Regamey 2016;PACE 2000).…”

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Dealing with a violent past and its remnants in the present: the challenges of remembering the wars in Chechnya in the Chechen Diaspora in the EU

Le Huérou,

Merlin

2023

Ethnic and Racial Studies

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This paper investigates how memories of a violent past are interpreted by different generations of exiles, particularly when the primary feature of memory in their homeland is forgetfulness. This occurs when the echoes of political and institutional violence from "home" perpetually reverberate in the diaspora, and when host societies have constructed a securitization framework that progressively redefines Chechens from victims to perceived threats. Based on the case of the Chechens living in the EU since the early 2000s and grounded in field observations and semi-structured interviews conducted from 2015 to 2022, this paper delves into a "conflict-generated diaspora" in formation. Our aim is to understand the intricate interplay of factors and dynamics that contribute to the construction of individual and collective memories of a violent past within the Chechen diaspora. We also consider the impact of transgenerational memory transmission and generational divides.

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“…Some researchers have challenged the claims made by political actors by looking at the securitization process associated with the Second Chechen War and 9/11 and the association between international terrorism and the Chechen insurgency. They have demonstrated how the Russian government used the international context and the counterterrorist discourse in order to frame the Chechen liberation struggle as part of the War on Terror (Cornell 2001;Baev 2004;Bacon, Renz, and Cooper 2007;Snetkov 2007;Le Huérou and Regamey 2008;Wills and Moore 2008;Campana and Légaré 2010). 6.…”

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A critical assessment of the scholarship on violent conflicts in the North Caucasus during the post-Soviet period

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2015

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This article provides an in-depth literature review of the different trends and debates in the English academic literature on the violent conflicts in the North Caucasus during the postSoviet period. This literature review is separated into three major debates and focused on four major themes that consistently appear in the study of violent conflicts in the North Caucasus: nationalism and identity (grievance), criminality and opportunism (greed), repression (revenge and trauma), and religion (radicalization). The first debate concentrates on the structural factors explaining mass mobilization in the North Caucasus following the end of the Soviet Union. The second debate underscores the role of religious radicalization in mobilization patterns in Chechnya and the North Caucasus, as well as its potential links with other conflicts (Afghanistan and Syria) and the importance of suicide bombings. Finally, the third debate focuses on the study of counter-insurgency and counterterrorism, the development of the Caucasus Emirate, and the diffusion of insurgent violence across the region. The article concludes by underlining the need to engage on a larger theorization of violent mobilization in the North Caucasus seeking to integrate structural, organizational and individual variables linking the global dynamics and local specificities of the region.

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Russia’s War in Chechnya: The Discourse of Counterterrorism and the Legitimation of Violence

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Russia in Chechnya and Syria: Pursuit of Strategic Goals

Russia in Chechnya and Syria: Pursuit of Strategic Goals

Dealing with a violent past and its remnants in the present: the challenges of remembering the wars in Chechnya in the Chechen Diaspora in the EU

A critical assessment of the scholarship on violent conflicts in the North Caucasus during the post-Soviet period

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