"The article provides a critical reading of various related discourses, depicting the political motives behind the conflict in Chechnya as a battlefield of the global jihad. These narratives have sought to present the involvement of external Islamist groups as a major factor in the conflict, and to portray many of the main groups within Chechnya as subscribing to a jihadist ideology. The authors suggest an alternative narrative focusing on the significance of the blood feud in the societies of the North Caucasus. It is argued that it is necessary to differentiate between the radicalisation of the resistance as such and the strengthening of the ideology of jihad. It is concluded that the resistance currently assumes a supranational character, yet one which is delimited regionally rather than globally."@en . "Ditrych, Ond\u0159ej" . . . . . . . "Souleimanov, Emil" . "2"^^ . . "0966-8136" . . "Chechnya; North Caucasus; global jihad; radicalisation; terrorism"@en . "The internationalisation of the Russian-Chechen conflict : myths and reality" . . "Souleimanov, Emil" . . "2"^^ . "[417DB4B59127]" . "The article provides a critical reading of various related discourses, depicting the political motives behind the conflict in Chechnya as a battlefield of the global jihad. These narratives have sought to present the involvement of external Islamist groups as a major factor in the conflict, and to portray many of the main groups within Chechnya as subscribing to a jihadist ideology. The authors suggest an alternative narrative focusing on the significance of the blood feud in the societies of the North Caucasus. It is argued that it is necessary to differentiate between the radicalisation of the resistance as such and the strengthening of the ideology of jihad. It is concluded that the resistance currently assumes a supranational character, yet one which is delimited regionally rather than globally." . "24"^^ . "RIV/48546054:_____/08:#0000891!RIV11-MZV-48546054" . . "000258590500004" . . "The internationalisation of the Russian-Chechen conflict : myths and reality"@en . . "The internationalisation of the Russian-Chechen conflict : myths and reality" . "60" . . . . "7" . "I, P(GA407/07/1315), Z(MZV4854605401)" . . "372972" . . . . "RIV/48546054:_____/08:#0000891" . "GB - Spojen\u00E9 kr\u00E1lovstv\u00ED Velk\u00E9 Brit\u00E1nie a Severn\u00EDho Irska" . "Europe-Asia Studies" . "The internationalisation of the Russian-Chechen conflict : myths and reality"@en .