Note: This is my fifth special Window on Eurasia about the meaning and impact of the planned Olympiad on the nations in the surrounding region. These WOEs, which will appear each Friday over the coming year, will not aim at being comprehensive but rather will consist of a series bullet points about such developments. I would like to invite anyone with special knowledge or information about this subject to send me references to the materials involved. My email address is paul.goble@gmail.com Allow me to express my thanks to all those who already have. Paul Goble
Jordan’s Circassians Ask National Olympic Committee to Reconsider Having Games in Sochi. The Circassians of Jordan have sent letters to national Olympic committees around the world detailing their view that the games should not be conducted on the site of their national tragedy and asking the committees ...