The upsurge of Islamist violence in the North Caucasus: exploring the case studies of Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria

Abstract

This article seeks to explore the recent upsurge of violence in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria, two ethnic autonomous republics of Russia''s volatile North Caucasus.

Keywords

• Islamism
• insurgency
• Caucasus
• conflict
• Dagestan
• Kabardino-Balkaria