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A British specialist on the Russo-Chechen wars and international terrorism exam ines Russia’s role in the Global War on Terror and, in particular, its long-term campaign against both separatists and Islamic extremists in Chechnya and elsewhere in the North Caucasus. The author advances the argument that Russia’s Eurasian (as opposed to European) mode of governance, equating self-determination with separatism and cultural/religious dif ferences with extremism, has generated societal pressures conducive to heightened political violence and terrorism. The implications of such pressures for the future incidence of terror ism in Russia are explored. Journal of Economic Literature, Classification Numbers: H770, O180, P300. 2 figures, 52 references. Key words: Russia, North Caucasus, GWOT, Chech nya, terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism, Beslan, Nord-Ost, Basayev, Kadyrov, Maskhadov, Putin, Sechin, Chechenization, Shanghai Cooperation Organization. INTRODUCTION T he unresolved mysteries surrounding three