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Published in: oDRSochi Olympics – the dangers of rebrandingWhat does President Putin hope to gain from hosting the Winter Olympics? There is a grave danger that the messages...
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Published in: oDROn your marks, get set… intercept!Russia is devoting considerable effort to trying to ensure that the Sochi Winter Olympics are safe and secure. Mark...
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Published in: openSecuritySpectacle and surveillance in BrazilThe unprecedented series of mega-events which are set to take place across Brazil in the coming years have lead to...
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Published in: openSecurityPacifying Rio: what's behind Latin America's most talked about security operationRio de Janeiro has engaged in an ambitious security operation aimed at freeing its favelas from the control of gangs...
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Published in: openSecurityRio's favela residents fight mega-event evictionGleaming plans for urban revitalization ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics include the not-so-shiny...
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Published in: HomeThe re-militarisation of South Africa’s bordersHeightened border security has been enforced during international summits and sporting tournaments. This idea of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKA ring of steel for the five ringsThe London 2012 security mess isn’t just about staff shortages. Mark Perryman asks just who the abundant precautions...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKIs the army invading British civil society?UK schoolchildren could soon be trained in army 'values', the London Olympics will take place under military...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK'Protest is dangerous again': the space hijackers take on London 2012
An inside report from London 2012's 'official protest' group, the Space Hijackers, on the terrifying powers of LOCOG...
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Published in: oDRSochi: a city with no mosqueIn 2014 Russia will host the Winter Olympics in Sochi, once upon a time the capital of independent Circassia. The...
