The Caucasus: A Hotbed of Terrorism in Metamorphosis

Since summer 2009, instability in the eastern part of the North Caucasus has escalated, a security threat against which the Russian leadership cannot find a strategy.

The inefficacy of Medvedev's strategy increases the probability that the 2011-2012 election cycle in Russia could be suddenly and profoundly influenced by terrorism originating in the North Caucasus.

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