Window on Eurasia: Can the 2014 Sochi Games Be Saved?
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posted by circassiankama on April, 2010 as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Window on Eurasia
Vienna, April 13 – Even
before the International Olympic Committee, after intense lobbying by
then-Russian President Vladimir Putin, awarded the 2014 Winter Games to
Sochi, it was obvious to many that Russia would face serious challenges
in getting the venue ready for the Olympics and ensuring that they
passed off safely.
Now, all the problems they warned about–
violence in neighboring areas, environmental concerns, objections to
holding such a competition on the site of a nineteenth century
genocide, and both paying for infrastructure and finding workers to
build it – have become more obvious, and as a result, some in Moscow
are casting about for possible solutions.
Last year, opposition
figure Boris Nemtsov suggested that the name Sochi Games be retained
but that the competitions take place at existing sports facilities in
other Russian cities, but now, the editors of Liberty.ru have proposed
saving the day by creating new ... >> full
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Caucaz.com: The Caucasus Television War
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posted by circassiankama on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
The Caucasus Television War
Article published in 14/04/2010 Issue
By Sophie TOURNON
in Tbilissi
Translated by Aurora RIVENDALE
In
Georgia, a new television channel has been born, and has caused quite
the stir. However, it is not the only network to start up in recent
years and it is not the only company to offer a Georgian-centric
perspective of the news and history. Its novelty lies in its mission to
deliver on an international level, moving outside of Georgia.
Unsurprisingly, this ambition irks Russia, accused of instigating the
initial technical problems which threatened the very existence of the
network. The question now is: Will the station recover from this set
back and will it meet the expected success among populations of North
and South Caucasus?
"Pervyi
kavkazski" (First Caucasian) began broadcasting on the Internet in
January 2010 [1]. Then, shortly after the launch of the W7 French
company Eutelsat (via Baikonur), it was available to all the owners of
satellite dishes in ... >> full
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Russia Profile: Crossing the Mountains
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posted by circassiankama on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
April 7, 2010 Crossing the Mountains Comment by Sergey MarkedonovSpecial to Russia Profile
Georgia’s Wish to Challenge Russia in the North Caucasus Is Tempered
by a Sober Understanding of the Diplomatic and Political Implications
The Georgian Parliament has received a petition asking its
deputies to pass a legal and political judgment on the events of the
1860s and 1870s in the Northern Caucasus and to acknowledge the
"genocide” of the Circassian people during this era. The initiative
came from the participants in the aptly titled forum "Suppressed
nations, ongoing crimes: the Circassians and the peoples of the North
Caucasus between the past and the future,” an event that could have got
lost in the myriad of seminars and round tables that take place in the
Georgian capital were it not for its unusually influential organizers
- the Jamestown Foundation, an American think tank, and Mikheil
Saakashvili’s personal education project, the Ilya Chavchavadze
University.
But it’s not just the prominence of the forum’s organizers that ... >> full
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Jamestown Foundation: Theories Behind Moscow Metro Attacks Abound
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Theories Behind Moscow Metro Attacks AboundPublication: Eurasia Daily Monitor April 13, 2010 03:40 PM
 Mariam Sheripova
On April 11, the Dagestani branch of the Federal Security Service (FSB) declared it was fighting a group of Islamist insurgents led by Magomedali Vagabov in the Karabudakhkent district of Dagestan (Interfax, April 11). Mariam Sharipova, who is thought to have been one of the two suicide bombers in the Moscow metro on March 29, was reportedly Vagabov’s wife (Kommersant, April 8). If the counter-terrorist operation in Karabudakhkent ends up as similar operations normally do in the North Caucasus, Vagabov will probably be killed, not arrested, and one more lead to answering the enigma of the surprise subway attacks in Moscow will be lost.
Seventeen-year-old Dzhennet Abdullaeva was identified as one of the suspected suicide bombers in the Moscow metro attack that claimed 40 lives (EDM, Kommersant, April 2). Soon afterwards, Rasul Magomedov from the mountainous area of Dagestan contacted the Novaya Gazeta newspaper and said he recognized his daughter, 28-year-old Mariam ... >> full
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Window On Eurasia: Can The 2014 Sochi Games Be Saved?
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posted by eagle on as ANALYSIS / OPINION
Paul Goble
Vienna, April 13 – Even before the International Olympic Committee, after intense lobbying by then-Russian President Vladimir Putin, awarded the 2014 Winter Games to Sochi, it was obvious to many that Russia would face serious challenges in getting the venue ready for the Olympics and ensuring that they passed off safely.
Now, all the problems they warned about– violence in neighboring areas, environmental concerns, objections to holding such a competition on the site of a nineteenth century genocide, and both paying for infrastructure and finding workers to build it – have become more obvious, and as a result, some in Moscow are casting about for possible solutions.
Last year, opposition figure Boris Nemtsov suggested that the name Sochi Games be retained but that the competitions take place at existing sports facilities in other Russian cities, but now, the editors of Liberty.ru have proposed saving the day by creating new federal subject directly subordinate to ...
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