Harold Chambers observes that tensions are high in the North Caucasus, with the Kremlin exacerbating them directly or via non-action
Harold Chambers explains how the Russian security services' heavy handed tactics have compounded terrorist threats across the country
Harold Chambers looks into how North Caucasus power politics could shift if Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s health declines further
Harold Chambers takes stock of the rising influence of Ramzan Kadyrov’s teenage children in Chechen politics
Harold Chambers outlines the shifting power dynamics in Chechnya
Harold Chambers sees potential for transformation in the Caucasus with the ailing health of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov
Harold Chambers expects a heavy-handed and weaponized security response to the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall, particularly in regions considered prone to militancy risks, such as Ingushetia
Harold Chambers on the implications of the storming of Makhachkala airport
Harold Chambers charts how deteriorating socioeconomic conditions across Dagestan are spark
Harold Chambers outlines how the North Caucasus has been particularly affected by the recent Wagner coup attempt, just not in a way that is easy to gauge
Harold Chambers reports on how rumours of Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov’s ailing health are coinciding with an enhanced public role for his eldest son Akhmat
Harold Chambers investigates how the Russian authorities are launching a heavy handed crackdown on even the most minor signs of dissent from Circassian and Balkan communities
Harold Chambers looks into how Chechnya’s main training base has taken on a symbolic and strategic role for Ramzan Kadyrov
Harold Chambers looks at how the last twelve months have seen frenetic changes to Ramzan Kadyrov’s regime -- mostly because of the war in Ukraine
Harold Chambers looks into how months of casualties — and now the prospect of punitive conscription measures — are fueling major resistance movements across the North Caucasus
Harold Chambers investigates how internal power dynamics are shifting in Grozny since the outbreak of war in Ukraine
Harold Chambers describes how Ingushetia is willing to defy power brokers in Moscow and Grozny
Harold Chambers on the way Akhmat Kadyrov Fund is used to finance propaganda and war
Harold Chambers on why there has been an escalation of Chechen-related violence
Harold Chambers describes how Ramzan Kadyrov’s historical vendettas are threatening the Kremlin and Chechnya’s neighbors
Harold Chambers warns how heavy handed security service crackdowns are galvanising islamic radicalisation in the North Caucasus