I. Akhmadov & M. Lanskoy 
The Chechen Struggle 
Independence Won and Lost

Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya’s struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our understanding of the conflict and explain how it continues. Features new insights, intimate portraits of key personalities and a foreword by Zbigniew Brzezinski.

Table of Content

Forward; Zbigniew Brzezinski The War Starts I Join Maskhadov’s General Staff Raid on Budennovsk: Basayev Forces Peace Maskhadov is Elected President Maskhadov’s Impossible Quandary The Hostage Trade Crisis within Chechen Society Incursions into Dagestan The Chechen Resistance Splinters My Tenure as Foreign Minister The Killing of Maskhadov The North Caucasus Emirate and Beyond

About the author

ILYAS AKHMADOV was the Foreign Minister of Chechnya during the second war with Russia where he represented the legitimately elected government of Aslan Maskhadov. He authored a peace plan, launched a negotiations process, and sought to bring attention to the tragic fate of his nation through a variety of international forums. His work has appeared in
The Washington Post and in
The Boston Globe.

MIRIAM LANSKOY works at the National Endowment for Democracy on programs in Eurasia.