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Can Russia win its’ war in Chechnya?

Russia’s two previous interventions into Chechnya between 1994 and the present day have proven costly in both financial terms and in human lives. Public confidence in the government’s actions has fluctuated wildly between staunch support and deep scepticism, to add to this the Chechen rebels have become increasingly radicalised by the conflict. But despite this the government of Vladimir Putin is still eager to continue the fight to bring a favourable end to the Chechen conflict.

In answering the question of whether or not Russia can win the war this essay will begin by addressing the reasons behind Russia’s decision to intervene. These reasons have differed between the two wars, and this is reflected in the different methods and motivations adopted by the Russians in the two wars.
For example Russia have, in the past, felt that Chechen leaders such as Aslan Mashkadov have been sufficiently moderate to offer a political solution to the conflict, at other times the predom...

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