TRA 3133 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Jeux, Northeast Asia
16 Jan 2018
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La crise nord-cor enne, une p e de damocl s sur les jeux olympiques d"hiver. Key themes and organizational structure: general situation and preparations for the games, effect on the games. North korean crisis hangs over winter olympics like sword of damocles. Two (cid:373)o(cid:374)ths (cid:271)efore fe(cid:271)ruary"s (cid:1006)(cid:1004)(cid:1005)8 wi(cid:374)ter oly(cid:373)pi(cid:272)s ki(cid:272)koff i(cid:374) pyo(cid:374)gya(cid:374)g, south korea 80 kilometres south of the border with north korea continued tensions on the peninsula cast a shadow over the games. Recent missile firings have prompted seoul to take additional security measures, such as increasing the defense budget, preparing to deploy additional police and soldiers during the games, and increasing protection against computer attacks. The south korean president is seeking support from other leaders to ensure stability for the games and peace in north-east asia. No country has yet officially withdrawn, but america, france, germany and austria have expressed reservations about sending athletes.
