Scenarios about 'North Caucasus'
The North Caucasus is a mountainous region situated between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, encompassing territories in southern Russia and parts of Georgia and Azerbaijan. This ethnically diverse area has been contested throughout history, serving as a frontier between Russian, Ottoman, and Persian empires, and experiencing numerous conflicts over autonomy and independence. In alternate history scenarios, the North Caucasus often features as a potential flashpoint for different imperial configurations, ethnic state formation, or as a strategic region where historical outcomes could have significantly diverged.
What If The Chechen Wars Never Occurred?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Russia and Chechnya avoided bloody conflict in the 1990s, potentially reshaping post-Soviet geopolitics, counterterrorism efforts, and Russia's democratic development.