Valdai Club

Andrés Serbin

Alexander Sergunin

Ghassan Salame

Brig. Gen. Sudaryono

Artyom Sokolov

Lyubov Shishelina

Marcel Salikhov

Vitaly Sovin

Pavel Sharikov

Leonid Sykiainen

Russian Federation

Professor at the School of Theory of Law and Comparative Law, HSE University.

Materials

Islamic Political and Legal Thought Against Extremism and Terrorism

Some authoritative Muslim thinkers are convinced that it is not enough to call modern Muslim terrorists “misguided” ones or a certain group that has simply gone awry. They are criminals fighting with Allah and His Messenger, and for their atrocities should be held accountable by the Qur'an.

Syria as a Terrorism Hub: Potential Threats to Russia

The Chechen conflict, which began as a liberation movement, ended in the formation of a vast terrorist network and the proclamation of an Imamate in the Caucasus. The situation in Syria is following the same path. If the bloody conflict is not resolved soon, it will ricochet to the Russian regions, primarily, the North Caucasus.