Terrorism in Russia and the US

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses the fight against terrorism that might serve as a rallying point to bring the United States and Russia together on a policy of prevention, but there are other geopolitical realities that work to keep the two sides, if not at odds, at least away from complete unification. The paper explains that both countries face certain threats, though not always from the same source. The paper contends that, even when they are from the same source in the Middle East, the degree of the threat and the specific security needs of each country differ. The paper claims that the entrenched intelligence establishments in both countries date back to the Cold War era and remain wary of one another, which translates into continuing tensions over policies related to the terror threat and some suspicion of the motives of the other side. The paper assesses that the terrorist threat from the Middle East tends to be more global, while the threat from Chechnya tends to be directed only at Russia and remnants of the old Soviet Union.

Outline
Introduction
The Cold War and After
Terrorism in Russia
Chechnya
Response to Terrorism
Russian Foreign Policy
The Middle East
Intelligence
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Terrorism is not a new phenomenon, though it has become more prevalent in parts of the world where formerly it was rare. Terrorism has been used most frequently in recent years in Israel and other parts of the Middle East and in Africa, but terrorism is a widespread problem where any disaffected group that believes it can gain attention only through violence kills innocent civilians and destroys property to gain that attention. With the attacks on the World Trade Center, first in 1993 and then in 2001 on 9-11, concern about terrorism in the West increased greatly, especially in the United States, Russia has lived as a target of terrorism for much longer, primarily from Chechen rebels who want to publicize their demands. Relations between the United States and the former Soviet Union were only beginning under a new pattern when the threat of terrorism became an issue dividing the two countries over their respective approaches to foreign policy, including how they define terrorism, how they respond to terrorism, the degree to which they do or do not consider international organizations like the UN, and how they view and respond to one another in these difficult times."

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