A diaspora created by 19th-century conquest empowered 1990s Chechen resistance

Evidence

The Chechen cause was also helped by the Chechen diaspora, which had in large part been produced by the nineteenth-century Russian aggression against the Caucasus mountain peoples. The diaspora raised funds, procured weapons, and provided volunteers for the Chechen forces. It was particularly numerous in Jordan and Turkey, which led Jordan to take a strong stand against the Russians and reinforced Turkey’s willingness to assist the Chechens. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 767

Categorization

• XREF: The 150-year causal arc from imperial-era displacement to modern insurgency financing parallels how Armenian and Jewish diasporas have shaped contemporary homeland politics.