Case Study Russia and Chechnya   Instructions: Enter your answers into the boxes below. If you'd like a print-out of your responses, click on the Submit button at the bottom of the page, and you will be taken to a printer-friendly page. If you have been instructed to submit your exercise online, enter both your and your instructor's name and e-mail address, then click the Email button at the bottom of the page. Your answers will be e-mailed immediately. You need the RealVideo™ Player to view the videos, which are desiginated by the video icon (). The player is free, and can be downloaded by clicking the button below.   The Continuation of an Old Pattern? :: Fighting Fire With Fire Shadows of the Cold War? :: The Road Ahead :: Can a Tiger Change Its Stripes?   Fighting Fire With Fire The situation that the Russians encountered in Chechnya was dire, every bit as difficult as the battles in the mid-nineties. The Chechens fought with brutality and intensity. This prompted an equally brutal and intense response on the part of the Russians. However, the casualties were not limited to the Russian and Chechen combatants. Civilians were caught in the heart of the fighting. Many of these civilians died and many more became refugees. Chechnya Regardless of whether you believe the Russians were justified in resuming military action in Chechnya, do you approve of their tactics in waging this war against the Chechens? Has Russia been unacceptably indiscriminate in its use of force and inflicted too much damage on civilian Chechens? Or do you see this as a situation in which it is an unfortunate reality that the civilian population will suffer when the enemy is a guerilla force? What responsibility should Russia bear for the fate of the refugees?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required