Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name:Konstantin Kazenin Author-Name-First: Konstantin Author-Name-Last: Kazenin Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Title: THE NORTH CAUCASUS IN JANUARY–MAY 2013: THE KEY RISKS Abstract: In the first few months of 2013, the North Caucasus continued to be plagued by the same core unresolved issues that are the main source of tension in that region. Thus, in particular, no systemic solution has yet been provided to the ongoing conflicts in the land sphere, which are further aggravated by the persisting controversies in the Islamic community and a high level of extremist crime. The most serious currently existing risks associated with these unresolved issues have to do with land development in the framework of health resort construction projects, as well as with the increasing interconnection between extremist crime and the so-called ‘economic conflicts Classification-JEL: Keywords: THE NORTH CAUCASUS Journal: RUSSIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS Year: 2013 Issue: 6 Month: June Pages: 50-53 File-URL: http://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/recdev/148Kazenin.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:gai:recdev:148