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The Developments in Chechenia

 The military operations continue in Chechenia with extreme ferocity. However, the intensity of these operations is less than they were before the exit of the Chechen fighters from the capital Grozni. That sudden exit, occurred after the popularity of Putin had started to diminish and after certain moves inside Russia had called for the end of the war and revealed the true extent of the human losses among the Russian soldiers.

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The struggle in the Caucasus

The current events in Daghestan are an extension to what America had started in Chechenia. In order to perceive the reality of the struggle, it is imperative to recognise the strategic importance of that region. The importance of the Caspian Sea region is reflected in the presence of huge oil resources. The Western media describes that region as being “The Second Gulf” and “The Gulf of the 21st Century” . Daghestan contains huge oil and gas reserves and she represents a geographical extension to the Azerbaijan oil fields. She also occupies about half of the Russian coastline on the Caspian Sea. Daghestan is also considered as a principal passageway to the Caucasian and the Caspian Sea oils, for it is through Daghestan that the main part of this oil is transported to the Russian seaport of Novorossisyk on the Black Sea and via Chechenia and the Southern Russian regions (The Southern Pipeline).   The northern oil pipeline coming from Kazakhestan, carrying the oil of Tangeer and Mangyshlak fields, passes through north Daghestan and Chechenia and reaches the seaport of Novorossisyk.

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The European initiatives in the Peace Process

It is known that Europe is considered a stage for events in the world and that what takes place in Europe is of interest to all countries worldwide and consequently this influences international politics and international events. Europe has wide political relations with other states of the world at various levels and in various domains, at all times; and some of Europe’s states used to be influential in international politics. Therefore, it is incumbent to monitor constantly the political transformations and the changes and all that occurs in Europe in terms of events, for it is an indispensable matter if the aim is to influence those events and those changes.