1. Baikal Elite Consulting
Deandre Smith
Cara Lutz
Ivan Ponomarev

2. Northern Caucasus

3. Current Situation ISIS almost wiped out in Syria
Return of fighters 2,900-5,000
Existing local radical groups
At risk youth

4. Current Legislation
Federal Law No. 130-FZ of 25 July 1998 “On Combating Terrorism” (Definition)
Federal Law No. 114-FZ of 25 July 2002 “On Combating Extremist Activity”
(Sentencing guidelines/Expanded definition of terrorism)
Federal Law No. 35-FZ of 6 March 2006 “On Counteraction Against Terrorism”
(Inclusion of preventative measures to protect people and infrastructure/reparations)
October 2013 amendments to the Russian Criminal Code (harsher penalties)
Federal Laws No. 374-FZ and 375-FZ (yarovaya laws, missionary work, harsher penalties, national security priorities (FSB)

5. Internal Recommendations
increase funding with conditions and benchmarks (subsidy) (schools) (high birthrate)
promote budget transparency and fiscal responsibility
High rates of unemployment, surplus of low skill workers, (inequality gap) (lack of market)
High birthrate and lack of investment in critical infrastructure (Northern Caucasus)
Susceptibility to extremist propaganda (radicalization)
Chechenneftkimprom(majority interest in petrochemical infrastructure (Tax revenue)
Future revenues to fund future social programs targeting at risk youth
Provide strong secondary education encouraging skills based education

6. Investors in Checnhya
1. Trojan General Contracting LLC (UAE) construction project: the Canvas Hotel complex in Grozny.
2. Silk Road LLC (China) construction project: greenhouses in Chechnya’s Shelkovskoy Municipal District.
3. Eagle Hills Properties LLC (UAE) construction project: Grozny International University, designed to accommodate a student body of 4,000.
4. KOKAM Co. Ltd (South Korea) is involved in implementing a project in Grozny for the production of energy saving systems (ESS) with a capacity of 30 MWh.
5. Khan-Chenkon LLC (South Korea) is a resident of the Grozny Industrial Park in the Zavodskoy District of Grozny.
Represent opportunities to expand tax base and reduce the dependence on subsidy.

7. Internal Recommendations continued.
Short-term voluntary repatriation of internally displaced peoples to their region of choice.
Thorough census in each region.
Increase in funding for job creation in regions with an increase in population.

8. External Recommendations
More border outposts, especially in rough and mountainous terrain, and increased military personnel along the border.
Encouraging border security of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey so that extremists do not trickle through their borders towards Russia’s borders through bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Russia leading the way.