Extremism's Olympic moment

... Brazil’s political and economic crisis deepens a senior intelligence official has revealed that the nation is being targeted by Islamic State (IS). From a security perspective the games take on a nationwide threat profile because the football tournament ... ... intelligence and security professionals. It is about twice the size of the force that provided security for the 2012 London Olympics. Russia has intelligence and security professionals working with Brazil in support of the counterterrorism efforts. The Russian ...