Frankenstein in Grozny: vertical and horizontal cracks in the foundation of Kadyrov's rule
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11230%2F19%3A10377329" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11230/19:10377329 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Vknp-~tXey" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=Vknp-~tXey</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10308-018-0520-y" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10308-018-0520-y</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Frankenstein in Grozny: vertical and horizontal cracks in the foundation of Kadyrov's rule
Original language description
Many scholars have suggested that organized violence in Chechnya has ended, and that Russia's Chechenization policy and Ramzan Kadyrov's presidency deserve the credit. We suggest that Putin has created a Frankenstein-like ruler over whom he risks losing control. As a result, the conflict only appears resolved, and we draw attention to both vertical and horizontal cracks in the foundation of Kadyrov's rule that could lead to renewed violence. Vertically, the Chechen strongman and his growing clout in regional and federal politics have antagonized Russian siloviki. Horizontally, thousands of Chechens appear to be in a state of postponed blood feud toward Kadyrov, his clan, and the kadyrovtsy, his personal army. Backed by President Putin's personal support, Kadyrov has put in motion a brutal machine of persecution over which some signs indicate he has lost control. Fear of extermination at the hands of the Kadyrov and his personal army has kept most prospective avengers at a bay. Once President Putin's support wanes, locals will retaliate against Kadyrov and against Russian troops stationed in the republic, and Russian law enforcement circles will openly challenge Kadyrov's rule. Putin's support is only likely to wither if the costs of continued support (which grow with Kadyrov's increasing independence) exceed the benefits (derived from an enforced peace). Either a renewed insurgency or ever more recalcitrant behavior would demonstrate a level of interest misalignment that could induce Putin to withdraw his support. Such a turn of events would render these horizontal and vertical cracks in the foundation of Kadyrov's rule more noticeable and would likely to cause the frozen conflict in Chechnya to thaw, leading to a new civil war.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Asia Europe Journal
ISSN
1610-2932
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
17
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
DE - GERMANY
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
87-103
UT code for WoS article
000459486200006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85050936339