but that is a very big call given the proximity of the northern caucasus region, if you consider the size of russia, particular measures that they're putting in place, they're very cagey about for obvious reasons. but there will be a imagine security problem, fans will have to come in. there will be rigorous checks. still, it is really further away and around the region, but softer targets like transportation hubs, which people have to be careful about because that is where athletes and visitors will have to travel through, to get to sochi. >> and people on the front lines to stay a step ahead of terrorists. and from her time with the george bush administration worked for the greek government, she currently sits on the cia and homeland security department external advisory boards. fran, back-to-back attacks, what do you make of this? >> well, look, the leader of the northern caucus in this group has demonstrated his capability. he called for attacks in 2010 and 11, at the moscow airport and also on buses. then there was a moratorium during the protests against vladimir putin. and the

but that is a very big call given the proximity of the northern caucasus region, if you consider the size of russia, that's spitting distance. particular measures that they're putting in place, they're very cagey about for obvious reasons. but there will be a massive security parameter, fans or tourists will have to come in with passports and there will be rigorous checks. still, it is really further away and around the region, but softer targets like transportation hubs, which people have to be careful about because that is where athletes and visitors will have to travel through, to get to sochi. >> a softer target, indeed. thanks for the reporting. two people who have been on the front lines, former cia office and national security analyst. she worked with the greek government on security for the 2004 olympic games. fran, back-to-back attacks, what do you make of this? >> well, look, the leader of the northern caucuses islamist group has demonstrating his capability both in the past and now. he called for attacks in 2010 and 2011, bombings in the moscow airport and also on buses. t

because authorities are well aware of the threat from the northern caucasus, from islamist rebels, analystsin moscow say the games itself will be sure, because there are more than 30,000 police officers and soldiers already deployed to the region to ensure security during the games. immediately after the games, many here in russia fear that violence and bloodshed will increase extremely. >> thank you very much for the latest. >> you are welcome. >> as we have just heard, the attacks in volgograd are raising fears over the safety at the winter olympics. coming up, -- winter olympics coming up. >> they have been wracked by war and insurgencies for years. we have more on the troubled region. >> the chechen capital has survived two wars in the last 25 years. today, it has been rebuilt thanks to billions in aid from moscow. the kremlin plows millions into the region, hoping to plow -- prevent young people from being radicalized. i'll -- al qaeda is also sending money. conflict between the rebels and the army are a regular occurrence. at first, rebels wanted independence from moscow. but now the

there is no way people apples at the olympics and seventy it right next door to racquetball northern caucasus region each area is basically to establish an islamic state for the last decade there near daily attacks on government officials in the region. now is there earlier north east and seventy. that's basically it's huge country. consider right next door. people are already coming out to say this is not bode well for the olympics at all says it is already due to security in the area the attacks. more officers in more bc is going to go on in the area seventy and nineteen eighteen. there was another ten years seventy miles east in a very small city on friday and at this website. incidentally a lot of times to reach tricycle reporting from moscow. residents in the northern israeli town of g auction on our blog this morning to the sound of twin explosions that stopped a raucous fun across the border from oven on. but certainly say that the gospel is no injuries or damage special we are off to his remit your response of adults thirty five in the direction all the souls of attacking the israeli

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claimed responsibility for the attacks but suspicion has fallen on separatists from russia's northern caucasus region. earlier this year a chechen leader called for attacks on civilian locations in russia. putin and medvedev met monday. >> a state of emergency was introduced in volgograd. so all the emergency services are working in this area. the whole emergency emergencies has been put on high alert. >> condemned the attack and stood with the russian people against terrorism. would welcome closer cooperation for the safety of athletes and others at the games. the international olympic committee also issued a statement expressing its confidence in russia to deliver safe and secure games. now russian president vladimir putin has promised the safest olympic games in history but these attacks are certainly raising some concerns. earl southers, tal global corporation joining us from los angeles, thank you for joining us. are the olympics at risk? >> well the olympics are certainly going to be a target and a concern. you have few events that occur in the world on a regular basis where almost every

so it's pretty clear that it's probably a group from the northern caucasus.lthough the movement itself has decentralized. >> how well has vladimir putin maintain relative peace in chechnya relatively? in part has it been through a heavy-handed security effort while supporting militias to the region? to the extent that he has, how has he been able to maintain relative calm there? >> those are the reasons that he has been able to maintain calm there. but at the same time the deployment of troops in chechnya affects the fact that they don't have enough troops in other places in the northern can you kanorthern caucasus.it is one oy they're concerned about what a happened in syria. if there are radical islamic groups that get ahold of weapons and nuclear weapons there it could affect the north caucasus. >> having what the terrorists would consider a success with these attacks, do you see this the beginning of a sustained campaign of violence by these groups? >> it could be a sustained campaign. it depends on how you define sustained. i think it will likely come in

for two decades the government has been fighting with rebels in northern caucasus. from 1995 to 2013 there has been 15 attacks in russia, many involving chechen fighters, killing 1300 people, including hundreds of children. we take a closer look at chechen violence and security concerns ahead of the olympics. >> violence is no stranger to vladimir putin's russia, stemming from decades of conflict. 1999, the russian army inviteded chechnya, under orders vladimir putin described as an anti-terrorist provision. the conflict that followed lasted nine years. 50,000 civilians died, along with 5,000 russians, in 2001, a pro-moscow regime was installed. the conflict declared over. separatists group spread through the kauk -- caucasus. >> there's a pattern, before the largest events, and sochi olympics is the biggest of them all, there has been these sorts of attacks. what they want to do, first and foremost is remind the kremlin that they are here and a force to be reckoned with. >> doku umarov called on militants to strike russia and prevent them hosting the sochi games. i

separatist groups spread through the northern caucasus, still the center of an islamist insurgency. >> before large events, and the sochi winter olympics is the biggest, but prior to federal elections and large events there has been these sorts of attacks. i think what they want to do, first and foremost is remind the kremlin that they are here and are a force to be reckoned with. >> doku umarov called on people to strike russia. >> there is a question as to whether more attacks would follow and where? >> the national impact could be to pull off an attack in the moscow capital. moscow is more difficult to penetrate than volgograd. here you have a kniption of a city -- combination of a city that is relatively sizeable. it has to be that much easier to get into than moscow. >> easier than the winter olympics themselves. a security zone around sochi extends 60 miles along the black sea coast and 30 miles inland. troops are monitoring traffic in and out of the city. russians outside the zone may not be getting the same level of protection. >> more on this attack in russia. and the impact

>> this is a group of from the northern caucasus who left the 19th century mostly during the fightingr after fighting against russian and they leave across the middle east, and many of them in syria. you know, i think it is a very public at issue because on the one hand, yes, russia offered different nationalities who want to leave syria. as i read a couple of days ago, several hundred of those came to a territory which russia recognizes as an independent state. they try to live there. in the russian case, you know, it is such a difficult equilibrium between willingness andelp those for refuge those who are former russians of the region. and fear that that will be used by extremists as a way to come. -- the security services they have to think in these terms, first of all. i think it will be a quite difficult situation. >> a question back there. >> hi. thank you. my name is sean nevin, i am with the voice of russia america. i have a question for dr. brzezinski. i wanted to ask if you could discuss the endgame for the u.s. and iran, especially concerning the fact that -- does it want t

>> this is a group of from the northern caucasus who left russia in the 19th century mostly during thefighting, or after fighting against russian empire, and they leave across the middle east, and many of them in syria. you know, i think it is a very complicated issue because on the one hand, yes, russia offered refuge to different nationalities who want to leave syria. as i read a couple of days ago, several hundred of those came to a territory which russia recognizes as an independent state. they try to live there. in the russian case, you know, it is such a difficult equilibrium between willingness to help those for refuge and those who are former russians of the region. and fear that that will be used by extremists as a way to come. and the security services -- they have to think in these terms, first of all. i think it will be a quite difficult situation. >> a question back there. >> hi. thank you. my name is sean nevin. i am with the voice of russia america. i have a question for dr. brzezinski. i wanted to ask if you could discuss the endgame for the u.s. and iran, especially co