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• W4379426472 abstract "586 SEER, 88, 3, JULY 2010 aftermath of the 2007-08 elections it is clear thatmobilizing the political elite and monopolizing the opposition can go hand-in-hand. Nevertheless, Hale's central theses are likely to stand the test of time, and this rich volume will remain pivotal for understanding Russian politics, perhaps even after Putin himself no longer remains so. Politics and International Relations Universityof Edinburgh Luke March Wood, Tony. Chechnya: The Casefor Independence. Verso, London and New York, 2007. 199 pp. Map. Notes. Appendix. Glossary. Index. ?12.99 (paper back). On firstviewing, I was intrigued by the tide of this book and the relevant meaning of it.Having not yet read beyond the tide,Tony Wood, I thought, was going to make a case for contemporary Chechen independence as a sovereign state afterRussia's twomass military invasions of that region and the incipient chaos created. But who, I wondered, was going to be the 'jury' for this, as implied by the judicial terminology ofmaking a case? Would he be making a case, or impassioned plea, to theRussian government and/or people to free Chechnya, and allow some form of self-determination, or was Wood going tomake a case forduly-designated 'international power brokers', even though the politicians of world powers are not in command of what the Russian military does or does not do outside of indirect influences? Alternatively, ishe going to lose any basis on which he would be making some type of case, turning such an effort intomerely an anti-Russian indictment, projected at theworld-at-large? After reading the book, it is clear that the third option is the chosen one, directed generally at an undefined 'international community'. This comes as a disappointment, as he begins and ends the book with making a reasoned legal and moral 'case' against the war, but ultimately setties into an anti Russian track that fewRussians would accept or sympathize with. Further more, itcan be noted that such advice made to the 'international community' in this respect, basically towards no one in particular, is rarely, if ever, heeded. Citing heavily from Moshe Gammer's recent book The LoneWolf and the Bear (London, 2006), and from other academics such as John Dunlop, Wood argues that criticism ofRussia over itsChechen policies has been insufficient, and that the international community has forgotten that theChechen conflict ispredominandy a war for separation ofChechnya fromRussia, and not some blind Islamic assault onWestern values, as Vladimir Putin sought to portray it. The results of Wood's 'case' are somewhat mixed. Overlooking the role of the recent Chechen wars in the greater context ofRussia's historywith the region,Wood seeks to argue that Chechnya is vasdy more of a failed state because of Russia's wars to quash the Chechen independence movements. However, it can be counter-argued that 1)Chechnya was never stable, and would only become stable relative to the stability and actions of its larger neighbour(s), and that 2) alternative arguments and interpretations should be REVIEWS 587 taken into account while reading Wood's predictions of the future in hind sight, thatChechnya would have become more stable ifnot for the invasions (although it isdifficult to imagine itbecoming less stable). Over the course of this book, Wood does not address the intuitive inevi tability of the entire conflict. One can easily argue thatRussian policy here was thoroughly predictable. Given the long history of holy wars of Chechnya vs. Russia, he does not seem to grasp that it is almost impossible to imagine that, in the immediate post-Soviet environment, Russia would ever allow the Chechen wolf to start a country all to itself in the Caucasus without Russia doing everythingpossible to stop it. He isnevertheless correct that theRussian invasions have been torturous and horrible for both the Chechen and the Russian sides.The fact that therehas been so litde international outcry against thewar and in favour of immediate negotiations represents immorality of a staggeringmagnitude. Wood's book is excellent in arguing this point in particular, although he does not bringmuch new to the table. He provides intelligent coverage of the conflict in the contemporary era, and he overlooks litde in this respect. Although he offers..." @default.
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• W4379426472 title "Chechnya: The Case for Independence by Tony Wood (review)" @default.
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