The forceful suppression of revolt in Andijan shocked but also alarmed most international observers and seasoned politicians: the loss of hundreds of innocent lives was appalling but the involvement of Islamist networks was worrisome indeed. Moscow, in contrast, expressed unambiguous support to the ‘friendly Uzbek government’ and added more criticism to Western NGOs that were fostering discontent. This sincere belief that the massacre was an acceptable price for restoring stability is based not only on the own decade-long experience in suppressing rebellious Chechnya which caused a sustained devaluation of human life in the society as a whole. Russia is convinced that the march of forceful regime changes in the post-Soviet states has to be stopped – and assumes that President Islam Karimov has accomplished this task.
Categories
Tags
Afghanistan
Ancient History
Azerbaijan
Britain
Caucasus
Central Asia
Chechnya
China
Defense against Terrorism
Denmark
Early Modern History
Energy
European Union
Extremism
Far East
Germany
Goths
Helion&Co
History
India
Intelligence
Iran
Islamic Extremism
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Modern History
Norway
Organized Crime
Pakistan
Poland
Roman Empire
Russia
Scandinavia
Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Soviet Union
Sweden
Tajikistan
Technology
Terrorism
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United States
Uzbekistan
Xinjiang