In New Cold Wars, David E Sanger’s ‘history’ of the world’s future leads to one chilling conclusion

Non-fiction

A motif float in the Cologne Rose Monday procession 2024. Photo: Horst Galuschka/dpa

JP O' Malley

Russia’s penchant for beginning conflicts close to major sporting events is well documented. In 2008, during the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, Russia invaded Georgia.

In 2014, Russia waited until six days after the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Sochi to attack Crimea.