The First Chechen War became one of the most significant military failures of post-Soviet Russia. Poor planning, underestimated resistance, and fierce urban combat in Grozny revealed major weaknesses ...

Why has Russia’s military failed to achieve a different outcome in Ukraine than in Chechnya decades earlier, despite years of modernization and investment? The answer lies in Russian president ...

Authorities have not linked Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to any insurgent groups, and the Kremlin-backed strongman who now leads Chechnya says the brothers got their inspiration in the U.S., not the ...