Russia's world cup isn't as safe as it looks
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In the past five years, Russian security services have decidedly secured the upper hand against Chechen terrorism.
After deploying its most elite counterterrorist efforts against the North before the Sochi Olympics, terrorism decreased. It did not, however, mark the end of terrorism in Russia, merely a shift.
Terrorist organizations began to organize in very small cells of two or three men apiece, small enough that detection became nearly impossible.
Certain areas near the host cities have seen an increase in violence, and the difficulty of securing 11 cities at once will certainly test Russia’s much-vaunted internal security forces.
While large-scale attacks are highly unlikely, it will be much more difficult to prevent a lone wolf stabbing or shooting of the sort that have been predominant in terrorist attacks in Russia recently.
Russia is no stranger to terrorist threats to international sporting events. The Kremlin faced a major challenge in securing the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi at a time when the violent insurgency in the North Caucasus was very much alive. The games, of course, passed without incident, which would seem to be an auspicious precedent for this year’s World Cup tournament in Russia, especially as scholars are questioning whether the North Caucasus militant underground still even exists.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: This 530 Android phone is half the price of an iPhone X and just as goodSee Also:Trump is right: Canada's protectionist food policies rip the world offTrudeau isn t going to back down to Trump on tradeThe West will die so Trump can win: Business as usual is over for the G7 countriesSEE ALSO: I went to the massive World Cup party in Moscow, where up to 25,000 fans celebrate the games
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