The North Caucasus Islamist insurgency and the (in)security of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi (2014)

Abstract

This article explores the risks of a possible terrorist attack in the Sochi area in the context of the activities of the North Caucasus Islamist insurgents during the realization of the Olympic Games of 2014.

Keywords

• Caucasus
• insurgency
• Sochi
• Olympics
• war
• conflict
• Islamism