Caucasus Emirate

Mark Youngman is Executive Director of Threatologist, a research consultancy that helps individuals and organisations understand security threats in Russia and Eurasia

''A much-needed comprehensive analysis of the ideology of the Caucasus Emirate in Russia’s North Caucasus. A must read for security experts trying to figure out how the North Caucasus insurgency has developed and what ideological shifts it has gone through. An important book that sheds light on how Russia’s insurgency is and is not connected to global jihadism.'Dr Elena Pokalova, College of International Security Affairs, National Defense University‘Without a single doubt, the author is one of the leading scholars on the Caucasus Emirate. The project is empirically unique and provides an exhaustive analysis on an understudied topic. The impressive quality of data collection and its meticulous methodology combined with a coherent and precise analytical framework underline the quality of the research project and its importance in the field.’Professor Jean-François Ratelle is an Adjunct Professor of Conflict Studies and Human Rights at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa.

• IntroductionPart I Background and framework1 The IK in historical context2 Insurgent ideologiesPart II Ideology across space and time3 Ideology at the centre4 Dagestan — going to extremes5 Kabardino-Balkaria — social roots and sophistication6 Ingushetia — indistinct insurgencyPart III Interpreting the ideology of insurgency7 Variance, continuity and change across the IK8 Locating the IK on the jihadist landscapeConclusion: Lessons from the ideology of the IKAppendix: Methodology