Chechnya's Secret Wartime Diplomacy [electronic resource] : Aslan Maskhadov and the Quest for a Peaceful Resolution /
Akhmadov, I.author.
Daniloff, N.author.
This volume makes available transcripts and commentary from the secret correspondence between former Chechen foreign minister Ilyas Akhmatov and Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. This correspondence provides revelatory insights into both men's attempts to secure Western support for a peaceful transition to an independent Chechnya.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; A Note on Translation; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Maskhadov's First Briefing; 2 Immediate Tasks Ahead; 3 Contact with Dr. Brzezinski; 4 Taliban Recognition; 5 Russian Army Disintegrating?; 6 Election of George W. Bush; 7 Russia Goes Authoritarian; 8 The Mystery of Dr. Gluck; 9 Russia Seeks to Bribe Maskhadov Out of Chechnya; 10 Talks with Putin Suddenly Cancelled; 11 Minister Akhmadov and the State Department; 12 Maskhadov Hopes for CIA Support; 13 Seeking Negotiations; 14 The Challenge of Radical Commanders
15 General Gelayev in Georgia16 Reaction to 9/11; 17 Maskhadov Names a Successor; 18 The January 27 Presidential Issue; 19 Russia Takes Advantage of 9/11; 20 The Problem with Lord Judd; 21 The Russian Policy of Rape; 22 Solving the Chechen Problem; 23 Peace Plans Fail; 24 Maskhadov's Last Message; 25 The Voice from Beyond; Notes; Index
Includes index.
This volume makes available transcripts and commentary from the secret correspondence between former Chechen foreign minister Ilyas Akhmatov and Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. This correspondence provides revelatory insights into both men's attempts to secure Western support for a peaceful transition to an independent Chechnya.
Maskhadov, Aslan Alievich, 1951-2005
Akhmadov, Ilyas, 1960-
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