Opinions
Security and the Sochi Olympics
Despite the relative proximity of Sochi to the North Caucasus, it is unlikely that Doku Umarov’s ‘Caucasus Emirate’ could plan and execute the major terrorist act at the Olympics. However, given the size of the Russian Federation and the inevitable concentration of security on the Olympic sites, one cannot rule out an attempt elsewhere in Russia while the eyes of the world are on Sochi.