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From Internal Strategy to External Strategy In the previous articles of this series, we gradually moved from geography to strategy: discussing the historical homeland, the situation of the Circassians in the Caucasus, the Black Sea coast, Kabarda, the internal resources of our people, and those opportunities capable of strengthening them over the long term. The […]

People have long spoken about the future of the North Caucasus in many different ways. Some envision its further evolution within Russia — under the current system or through deeper federalization of the country. Others argue for independent national states. Within diaspora and emigré circles, projects for Caucasian unions and confederations persist, and from time […]

In the previous articles of this series, we spoke at length about the Black Sea coast, the Kuban, the lands of the Shapsugs, and other Western Circassian communities. This is natural: it is with the Black Sea coast that the final decades of the Russo-Circassian War, the mass expulsion of Circassians, the loss of a […]

When we speak of historical Circassia, we cannot limit ourselves to Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia, the Stavropol Territory, or the Mozdok district of North Ossetia. Without Adygea and the present-day Krasnodar Territory, the map of Circassian memory, politics, and strategy remains incomplete. It was precisely here that a significant part of Western Circassia was located — the […]

Under the collective name “Adyghe,” history encompasses Kabardians, Bzhedugs, Besleneys, Abadzakhs, Temirgoys, Ubykhs, Shapsugs, and others. The most prominent among these groups is the Kabardians. Their population in the Russian Federation currently stands at 500,000 people, the Adygheans at 160,000, and the Cherkess (Circassians) at 60,000. The historical development of the Adyghes, Ossetians, Chechens, Balkars, […]

More than 20 Circassian (Caucasian) diaspora civil society organizations have sent an appeal to the Head of Kabardino-Balkaria, Kazbek Kokov, in connection with the case of Nurdin Keref. The authors of the appeal demand that all circumstances surrounding the death of Nurdin Keref be established, that his body be released to his family, and that […]

The Center for Strategic Studies of the Circassian socio-political organization “Khabze” is launching a series of articles dedicated to historical Circassia, its lost territories, the current situation of the Circassian people, and possible strategies for restoring our presence in the land of our ancestors. The first article of the series is dedicated to Black Sea […]

The Future of Kabardino-Balkaria Is Under Threat Without exaggeration, the KBR is a key state-administrative unit among those established on the territory of historical Circassia. This is primarily because it concentrates the largest and most politically organized body of the Circassian population in the North Caucasus: the Circassians of Kabarda (Kabardians) make up the majority […]

40 organizations of the Circassian diaspora demand the preservation of constitutional guarantees of statehood, security, and territorial integrity of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic. To the Head of the Kabardino-Balkarian RepublicHonorable Kazbek Valeryevich KokovFor information: To the Chairperson of the Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic T.B. Egorova,deputies of the Parliament of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic of the VII […]

Ди нэхъыжьыфI Хьэтэжьыкъуэ Валерэ илъэс 70 зэрырикъуамкӏэ дохъуэхъу! On June 9, 2026, Valery Nazirovich Khatazhukov – a highly respected elder of the Circassian national movement and one of the most prominent human rights defenders in Circassia – celebrated his 70th birthday! Valery Khatazhukov is a man who grew alongside the late 20th-century Circassian movement, leaving […]

Collective appeal to the Head and Deputies of the KBR against the Prosecutor’s Office demand to exclude from the Republican Constitution provisions on guarantees of integrity and territorial inviolability of the republic, as well as the powers of the Head of the KBR to ensure the security and territorial integrity of the KBR. 10.06.2026 To […]

According to the 2020 census data, every third Circassian living in their historical homeland does not speak their native language.Language is the primary marker of a nation’s identity. As long as the language lives, the nation lives. How can we preserve our Circassian language (адыгэбзэ)? What, in your opinion, needs to be done for its […]

May 21 Has Passed. Now We Must Understand What We Have Learned From It. The Center for Strategic Studies of the Circassian socio-political organization “Khabze” continues to closely monitor events in the Circassian world. Today, we want to share some thoughts on the commemorative events that took place, outline our preliminary findings, and offer a […]

The Strategic Role of Circassia Through the Prism of the Past and Present In the previous article of this series, timed to coincide with another tragic anniversary of the exile of the Circassians from their Homeland, we briefly recounted the history of the conquest of Circassia by the Russian Empire. Today, we will discuss the […]

Following the global Circassian community’s protests against the pressure on holding the traditional May 21 procession along the main street of Nalchik, the International Circassian Association (ICA) published an event plan approved by the government of the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic (KBR) for the Circassian Day of Remembrance, honoring the victims of the genocide in the Russian-Caucasian […]