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Author_Mark Youngman
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Imarat Kavkaz
Insurgency
jihad
North Caucasus
political violence
Russia
Soviet Union
Terrorism
Product details
- ISBN 9781526185440
- Weight: 543g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 May 2025
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Insurgency has plagued the North Caucasus since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Between 2007 and 2015, rebels waged their struggle under the banner of the Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz, IK). This book systematically examines the IK’s ideology to explain what the group claimed to be fighting for and against and how it sought to mobilise people behind its cause. It reveals a group with a weakly developed political programme, which aligned itself with global jihadism but consistently prioritised local concerns. It demonstrates the priority rebel leaders afforded to shaping local identities, but also their failure to forge a unified movement or revitalise armed struggle. Re-evaluating the IK’s ideology helps us better understand the past and future of armed struggle in the North Caucasus.
Mark Youngman is Executive Director of Threatologist, a research consultancy that helps individuals and organisations understand security threats in Russia and Eurasia
