ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NORTH CAUCASUS
https://doi.org/10.24411/2221-3279-2020-10044
Abstract
Ethnic confl icts are a challenge to the state as it impacts the foreign policy as well as the domestic politics of a nation. The region of North Caucasus has been the most unstable region among the Republics of the Russian Federation. The present article will analyse the causes of the rising tensions among the ethnic groups and the role of Russia in solving the problems in the region. It will further explain the drawbacks of the Russian authorities and will recommend policies which could bring a positive change in the confl ict. The use of force would not be able to bring any change in the region rather it would be more fruitful if efforts are made to address the causes for the ethnic violence.
About the Author
M. Acharjee
Jawaharlal Nehru University
India
India
Monalisha Acharjee
PhD Research Scholar, Center for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies
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Acharjee M. ETHNIC CONFLICTS IN NORTH CAUCASUS. Comparative Politics Russia. 2020;11(3):174-187. https://doi.org/10.24411/2221-3279-2020-10044
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