Chechnya's Secret Wartime Diplomacy

This volume makes available transcripts and commentary from the secret correspondence between former Chechen foreign minister Ilyas Akhmatov and Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov. This correspondence provides revelatory insights into both men's attempts to secure Western support for a peaceful transition to an independent Chechnya. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Maskhadov's First Briefing 2. Immediate Tasks Ahead 3. Contact with Dr. Brzezinski 4. Taliban Recognition of Chechnya 5. Russian Army Disintegrating? 6. Election of George W. Bush 7. Russia Goes Authoritarian 8. Mystery Kidnapping of Dr. Gluck 9. Russia Seeks to Bribe Maskhadov out of Chechnya 10. Meeting with Putin Suddenly Cancelled 11. Akhmadov Talks with U.S. State Department 12. Maskhadov Hopes for CIA Support 13. Seeking Negotiations 14. Challenge of Rebel Commanders 15. The Gelayev Problem in Georgia 16. Reaction to 9/11 17. Maskhadov Names a Successor 18. The January 27 Presidential Issue 19. Russia Takes Advantage of 9/11 20. The problem with Lord Judd 21. The Russian Policy of Rape 22. Solving the Chechen Problem 23. Peace Plans for Chechnya Fail 24. Maskhadov's Last Message 25. The Voice from Beyond