Broader, Vaguer, Weaker: The Evolving Ideology of the Caucasus Emirate Leadership
In October 2007, veteran Chechen field commander Dokka Umarov proclaimed the formation of the Caucasus Emirate (IK), formalising the victory of the North Caucasus…
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Between Caucasus and Caliphate: The Splintering of the North Caucasus Insurgency
In December 2014, several high-ranking field commanders from the Caucasus Emirate (Imarat Kavkaz, IK), an insurgent and designated terrorist group in Russia’s North Caucasus,…
After Islamic State Series: Workshop Report III
This workshop report is the third in a series of reports that tackle the implications of the demise of the Islamic State. CREST has…
Explaining the Ideological Evolution of Insurgencies: The North Caucasus, 2007-2015
Explaining the Ideological Evolution of Insurgencies: The North Caucasus, 2007-2015 by Mark Youngman. Youngman’s poster gives an overview of his research, which looks at…
New report on Russian-speaking Foreign Fighters
Existing data on Russian-speaking groups and individuals linked to the Islamic State is often inaccurate, according to CREST Researcher Cerwyn Moore and ESRC-funded PhD…
‘Russian-Speaking’ Fighters in Syria, Iraq and at Home: Consequences and Context (Full report)
This substantive report on Russian-speaking foreign fighters and Islamic State’s influence in the North Caucasus has been written by CREST Researcher Cerwyn Moore and…
‘Russian-Speaking’ Fighters in Syria, Iraq and at Home: Consequences and Context (Executive Summary)
This is the executive summary of a substantive report on Russian-speaking foreign fighters and Islamic State’s influence in the North Caucasus, by CREST Researcher…
‘Russian-Speaking’ Fighters in Syria, Iraq and at Home: Consequences and Context (Policy Brief)
This is the policy brief of a substantive report on Russian-speaking foreign fighters and Islamic State’s influence in the North Caucasus, written by CREST…
After Islamic State Series: Workshop Report II
This workshop report is the second in a series of reports that tackle the implications of the demise of the Islamic State. CREST has…
Learning from ideological variance and change
What can the Islamist Caucasus Emirate group teach us about the ideology of insurgent groups? CREST Associate Researcher Mark Youngman seeks to find out,…
Lessons from the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency
IS weren’t the first to try and build a state. Mark Youngman looks at the decline of the North Caucasus insurgency to see what…
After St Petersburg: Russia and the Threat from Central Asian Terror Networks
The investigation into the 3 April terrorist attack on the St Petersburg metro has focused on a man of Central Asian origin with possible…