Tactical evolutions of modern Chechen resistance
Date
2023
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Tartu Ülikool
Abstract
After a short-lived victory fighting against Russian rule, Chechnya was again
reconquered in 2000. Thus launched the modern Chechen resistance, which has taken on three
forms. This study examines how these iterations, the Ichkerian Government-in-Exile, Imarat
Kavkaz, and 1ADAT, have evolved. To assess how effectively they have opposed the rule of the
Kadyrov regime in Chechnya, this paper adopts the “pillars of power” framework. It concludes
that the tactical evolution of the three iterations can at least in part be explained by the
effectiveness of targeting the regime’s pillars, as each movement moves away from ineffective
tactics of its predecessor.