Showing posts with label Sochi 2014. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sochi 2014. Show all posts

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Al Jazeera- "Putin's challenge: The Circassians and the Winter Olympics"

Great in-depth opinion piece by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed and Frankie Martin, research fellow at the Ibn Khaldoun Chair at American University, published yesterday on Al-Jazeera.

Looking forward to reading the upcoming book!

Putin's challenge: The Circassians and the Winter Olympics 

How Putin treats the Circassians and the issue of Sochi will indicate which direction Russia will take 
"How Putin treats the Circassians and the issue of Sochi will indicate which direction Russia will take. By examining and helping to rectify the errors and tragedies of history, Russia can decide its status as a major 21st century world power and at the same time, help avert the extinction of an entire people. Putin must decide if he is to be Putin the Terrible or Putin the Enlightened."