A peaceful political solution needs to be found in this long-troubled region. Chechen independence could be found through the federal system that Russia has set up within its post-Soviet self. There are many huge nearly-autonomous provinces within the nation, ruled peacefully and somewhat successfully. But politics is still very corrupt in Russia and cleaning the system so that smaller countries such as Chechnya and others feel part of the system and able to rule themselves will be a long process. Also, vast problems within the military will continue to create loopholes through which security weaknesses can be exploited. Unfortunately for the world, this also means the guardianship of one of the world's largest nuclear arsenals is also in danger. With al-Qaeda operatives working actively within the Caucasus, this is a very very dangerous game in which the world has a great stake.