RUSSIA | Can Chechnya Be Trusted

The images of Chechen paramilitaries fighting in alongside the Russian Army in Ukraine has raised the question of just how Russia was able to reassert control over Chechnya following its unilateral declaration of independence, in 1991. For almost a decade and a half Moscow fought two brutal conflicts in the North Caucasus as it sought to secure its sovereignty over the Chechen Republic. So, just how did it manage to retake its rebel republic? And just how loyal is it likely to remain? Hello and welcome! My name is James Ker-Lindsay. Here I take an informed look at International Relations with a focus on territorial conflicts, secession, independence movements and new countries. If you like what you see, please do subscribe. If you want more, including exclusive content and benefits, consider becoming a channel member. Many thanks! SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE /c/JamesKerLindsay SUPPORT THE CHANNEL /c/JamesKerLindsay/join How do countries that fought against a breakaway territory reassert their sovereignty? And can that territory every truly accept a return to the control of the 'parent' state? One of the most interesting examples in modern international relations centres on the Russian Federation and Chechnya. In 1991, as the Soviet Union collapsed, Chechnya declared independence as the Chechen Republic of Ikcheria. While ignored at first, by late 1994 Moscow could no longer ignore the challenge to its authority and it invaded. However, the conflict - now known as the First Chechen War - was a disaster. Facing stiff opposition, Russia levelled the republics capital, Grozny. In 1997, Russia and Chechnya signed a peace agreement. However, just two years later, in 1999, Vladimir Putin, the new prime minister of Russia ordered troops back in. This time Moscow was more successful. In 2009, the Second Chechen War came to an end. Since then, Russia's sovereignty is unquestioned. This is due to the successful relationship Putin has established with the Chechen leader, Ramzan Kadyrov, who now exerts complete control over Chechnia. And it's this relationship that has seen Chechen forces fighting alongside the Russian Army in Ukraine. But just how secure is this relationship? CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction and Titles 0:37 Chechnya and Russian Sovereignty 2:01 Chechnya: Background Information 2:47 Chechnya in Russia: A Brief History 4:36 The First Chechen War, 1994-1997 6:36 The Second Chechen War, 1999-2009 8:53 How Russia Retook Chechnya 10:59 Will Chechnya Remain Loyal? 12:10 How Russia Retook Chechnya RELATED PLAYLISTS International Relations, Conflict and Security in the Post-Soviet Space /watch/ZyBUekydu-oQQykGVN5LuOuKfczLOSzULP=tsil&0-beXZWwR0zwU =============== FURTHER READING & USEFUL SOURCES Chechen Government https://chechnya.gov.ru Russian Government http://en.kremlin.ru/ Russia-Chechnya Peace Agreement (1997) https://peaceadmin.languageofpeace.org/v2/agreement/11/pdf Chechen Constitution 2003 https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL(2003)007-eLINK Russia’s Wars in Chechnya 1994–2009 https://amzn.to/3jF7tDN Chechnya: From Past to Future https://amzn.to/3Eflx0u Routledge Handbook of the Caucasus https://amzn.to/3jIl5hD =============== MY BOOKS Secession and State Creation: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2MPY3W2 [PRE-ORDER] The Cyprus Problem: What Everyone Needs to Know https://amzn.to/2FaaBU2 Kosovo: The Path to Contested Statehood in the Balkans https://amzn.to/35jiBN2 The Foreign Policy of Counter-Secession https://amzn.to/2Qinm5t My other books https://amzn.to/2MlP13u =============== MY PROFILES & SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS Twitter http://www.twitter.com/JamesKerLindsay LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-ker-lindsay-b31b9930/ Academia.edu https://lse.academia.edu/JamesKerLindsay Research Gate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James_Ker-Lindsay =============== EQUIPMENT& TOOL USED TO MAKE THIS VIDEO Camera: Canon XA40 https://amzn.to/3CLinzy Microphone: Røde VideoMic NTG https://amzn.to/2MAHBZj Key Light: Elgato https://amzn.to/3D85kJx Accent Lights: Aputure MC https://amzn.to/3kkoGSS Teleprompter: Parrot 2 https://amzn.to/2VLcRsm Tripod: Geekoto 79" Carbon Fibre https://amzn.to/2wWMNT1 Channel Analytics: TubeBuddy https://www.tubebuddy.com/JKL Channel Graphics: https://motionvfx.sjv.io/NKB34O =============== KEYWORDS #Russia #Chechnya #Independence #InternationalPolitics #CurrentAffairs #InternationalRelations #Secession #Statehood #Independence #Kadyrov #Putin #Ukraine DISCLAIMER: Some of the links above are affiliate links. These pay a small commission if you make a purchase. This helps to support the channel and will be at no additional cost to you.

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