Radical Islam in the Russian North Caucasus is a microcosm of a larger international problem - one that can unite countries divided over other issues.
The North Caucasus continues to be a problem for Russia, and, increasingly, for the broader global community. The recent violence and public protests in Ingushetia and Dagestan demonstrate that the problem has not disappeared, despite the efforts of the Russian authorities to convince both the Russian public and the global community that the war in Chechnya was over a long time ago and that the entire North Caucasus, together with the rest of the country, enjoys stability and security. To casual observers, those currently engaging in violence in the North Caucasus are not very different from those who started the war in Chechnya, but gradually common criminals and nationalists are being replaced by jihadists.
