Sochi: sport and security

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Sochi Olympics – the dangers of rebranding

Published on: 3 February 2014

Written by: Andrey Makarychev and Alexandra Yatsyk All articles by Andrey Makarychev and Alexandra Yatsyk

What does President Putin hope to gain from hosting the Winter Olympics? There is a grave danger that the messages...

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On your marks, get set… intercept!

Published on: 29 October 2013

Written by: Mark Galeotti All articles by Mark Galeotti

Russia is devoting considerable effort to trying to ensure that the Sochi Winter Olympics are safe and secure. Mark...

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Spectacle and surveillance in Brazil

Published on: 2 May 2013

Written by: Flavie Halais All articles by Flavie Halais

The unprecedented series of mega-events which are set to take place across Brazil in the coming years have lead to...

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Pacifying Rio: what's behind Latin America's most talked about security operation

Published on: 12 March 2013

Written by: Flavie Halais All articles by Flavie Halais

Rio de Janeiro has engaged in an ambitious security operation aimed at freeing its favelas from the control of gangs...

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Rio's favela residents fight mega-event eviction

Published on: 14 February 2013

Written by: Flavie Halais All articles by Flavie Halais

Gleaming plans for urban revitalization ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics include the not-so-shiny...

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The re-militarisation of South Africa’s borders

Published on: 20 July 2012

Written by: Chris McMichael All articles by Chris McMichael

Heightened border security has been enforced during international summits and sporting tournaments. This idea of...

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A ring of steel for the five rings

Published on: 19 July 2012

Written by: Mark Perryman All articles by Mark Perryman

The London 2012 security mess isn’t just about staff shortages. Mark Perryman asks just who the abundant precautions...

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Is the army invading British civil society?

Published on: 17 July 2012

Written by: Vron Ware All articles by Vron Ware

UK schoolchildren could soon be trained in army 'values', the London Olympics will take place under military...

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'Protest is dangerous again': the space hijackers take on London 2012

Published on: 18 June 2012

Written by: Agent Monstris All articles by Agent Monstris

An inside report from London 2012's 'official protest' group, the Space Hijackers, on the terrifying powers of LOCOG...

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Sochi: a city with no mosque

Published on: 22 October 2010

Written by: Sufian Zhemukhov All articles by Sufian Zhemukhov

In 2014 Russia will host the Winter Olympics in Sochi, once upon a time the capital of independent Circassia. The...

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