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?   Shadows of the Cold War? For decades the United States and Soviet Union engaged in a game of world domination. With the fall of the Soviet Union and the emergence of Russia, the game became decidedly more complicated. No longer were the two nations inevitably adversaries. Chechnya has proven to be a matter that has produced significant ambivalence on the part of the United States. Given Russia’s emergent commitment to the principles of democracy, the inclination of the United States was to support Russia against its enemies. However, the brutality of the clash between the Russians and Chechens prompted a reevaluation of U.S. policy, one in which the United States expressed opposition to the Russian use of military force. The attacks of 9/11 prompted yet another shift in policy. The Bush Administration’s quest for allies in its war against terrorism, combined with Russia’s characterization of the Chechens as in alliance with Islamic terrorists, has produced a reconsideration of U.S. policy toward Russia and Chechnya. Russia West’s Dilemma Russia/Putin Address What policy should the United States pursue toward Russia’s conflict with Chechnya? Should the U.S. condemn the Russians for their brutal conduct of a military action that has produced extraordinary and unacceptable civilian casualties? Or, should the United States view this conflict as the sort of clash that will be routine in the post 9/11 world, in which the U.S. must seek allies in a war against terrorism wherever it can find them and support military action against groups that choose to link themselves with terrorists? Finally, can the United States distinguish its war against Iraq from the Russian battle against Chechnya?     Student Name:* Student Email:*   Professor Name:*   Professor Email:*         *required