Note: This is my 16th 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
Despite FSB Efforts, Circassian Issue is Gaining Prominence and Will Continue to Do So After Games. Over the last year, the Russian special services have devoted "colossal efforts to neutralize the Circassian issue,” Israeli analyst Avraam Shmulyevich says, but "they are not all-powerful” and cannot ...