Commentary
Nikolay Petrov
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In The Media
Southern Russia Mourns Terror Attack Victims
The recent terrorist attack in Stavropol suggests that if Russia is still facing an increasing number of terrorist attacks, then perhaps it is time for the authorities to rethink their policies for the pacification of the Caucasus.
Published on May 27, 2010
Source: Russia Today
On Russia Today, Nikolay Petrov suggested that there has been not only an escalation of terrorist attacks in the Caucasus, but also a widening of potential targets to locations across the all Caucasian region. He considered the possibility that the recent escalation could be linked to the approaching Olympic Games in Sochi.
The number of attacks and causalities increased in the past year. Petrov argued that, if Russia is facing an increasing number of terrorist attacks, then perhaps it is time for the authorities to rethink their policies for the pacification of the Caucasus.
About the Author
Nikolay Petrov
Former Scholar-in-Residence, Society and Regions Program, Moscow Center
Nikolay Petrov was the chair of the Carnegie Moscow Center’s Society and Regions Program. Until 2006, he also worked at the Institute of Geography at the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he started to work in 1982.
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