This presentation was made at the CTCP\'s 2nd Annual Illicit Networks Workshop. It explores whether the Russian leadership\'s military "successess" against the Caucasian insurgency has deprived it of either an acceptable status quo or exit strategy.
Dizziness from Success -- Russia\'s Policy in the Northern Caucasus
1. ‘ Dizziness from Success’? Has the ‘Russian Security’ Leadership Been a ‘Victim’ of Its Battlefield Success Due its Overwhelming Force and Ability to Disrupt Insurgent Military/Political Networks in the Caucasian Conflicts? ‘ Illicit Networks Workshop 6-7 December 2010 Ethan S. Burger, Senior Lecturer Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention University of Wollongong – Faculty of Law ethansb@uow.edu.au