Navigating the Hybrid Threats of the Paris 2024 Olympics: How Can Future Olympic Games Handle These Challenges?

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Olympic Games, Paris 2024 Olympic Games, COVID-19, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Eiffel Tower, hybrid threat, French authorities, Étienne Thobois, international relations, security, national security

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The Olympic Games represent a major security issue. Indeed, two years before the event, French authorities are already working hard to make Paris safe for the hundreds of thousands, even millions, of people who should gather there for the Olympic Games. In 2021, the Minister of the Interior chaired a ministerial committee on Monday to discuss the security of the Paris 2024 Olympics. "It was to draw up an inventory of threats, to sweep the major issues in terms of security," he explained. Among the threats identified by the authorities, terrorism but also protest movements as the "Gilets Jaunes" or "anti-vax" of the COVID-19, which could try to disrupt the event. Estanguet, the head of the organizing committee, said that Paris 2024 is preparing for any eventuality.

Hybrid threats can represent a dangerous future in the Paris Olympic Games of 2024, how can the concerned handle them?
How will the Olympic Games handle hybrid threats in the future?

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[...] Navigating the Hybrid Threats of the Paris 2024 Olympics: How Can Future Olympic Games Handle These Challenges? HOW WILL THE PARIS OLYMPICS GAMES REACT TO THE HYBRID THREAT? HOW CAN FUTURE OLYMPIC GAMES HANDLE WITH THESE THREATS? Knowing how hybrid threats have impacted the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020, we are now going to see how the same hybrid threats can represent a dangerous future, in the Paris Olympic Games of 2024 and how the concerned can handle them. "Paris is not letting the COVID-19 or any other hybrid threats stop it from hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics, even as questions remain whether the delayed 2020 Tokyo games will go forward this summer." Edward Russell, partner working for the 2024 Olympic Games. [...]

[...] Sources: Paris Olympics 2024: How to Protect Games from Terrorism Time [HYPERLINK: https://time.com/4943235/paris-olympics-2024-terrorism-isis-security-threat/] Paris Ready With 'Solutions' for 2024 Olympics if Pandemic Continues (skift.com) [HYPERLINK: https://skift.com/2021/02/02/paris-has-solutions-to-host-2024-olympics-if-coronavirus-crisis-persists/] Paris 2024 : Menace terroriste, risque cyber . La France face au défi de la sécurité des Jeux Olympiques (20minutes.fr) [HYPERLINK: https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3158007-20211026-paris-2024-menace-terroriste-risque-cyber-france-face-defi-securite-jeux-olympiques] » Jeux olympiques et paralympiques 2024 : détecter les menaces grâce à l'IA (infoprotection.fr) [HYPERLINK: https://www.infoprotection.fr/jeux-olympiques-et-paralympiques-2024-detecter-les-menaces-grace-a-lia/] Darmanin will chair a ministerial committee on the security of the event this Monday - Archyde [HYPERLINK: https://www.archyde.com/darmanin-will-chair-a-ministerial-committee-on-the-security-of-the-event-this-monday/] Security of the Olympics-2024: a ministerial committee chaired by Darmanin on Monday - BriardForce.com [HYPERLINK: https://briardforce.com/security-of-the-olympics-2024-a-ministerial-committee-chaired-by-darmanin-on-monday/] Understanding COVID-19: A Hybrid Threat and Its Impact on Sport Mega-Events. [...]

[...] ) therefore, suggest that the unification of nations to combat COVID-19 as a hybrid threat emulates the values of Olympism, excellence, friendship and respect. But because it was an unexpected situation, countries (specially Tokyo), could not provide such hybrid threats as COVID-19, now they assume they have a second plan and are ready for an eventual issue. It is important to remember that a new approach to Games delivery is needed: one that unites countries to bid together, deliver together and reduce the risk of future hybrid threats, whilst simultaneously doing the right thing. [...]

[...] Indeed, according to Le Parisien, cyber risk is at the top of the list of threats. The organization and cybersecurity will be mentioned during the ceremony of opening of the games foreseen on the Seine. But also the accommodation, the transport and the restoration of the forces of internal security (FSI). Plus security measures against cybercrime will be put in place such as surveillance drones and more. Now that we talked about this, we can therefore think about how the Olympic Games will handle hybrid threats in the future. [...]

[...] The idea here is to provide and to alert the countries, by any situations, even if the country is not concerned, so that the entire world can fight against it. "Whether Japan's rankings in the soft power indices will be affected only time will tell, but this is not a problem for a country alone to address, the event owners of sports mega-events need to take more responsibility to work together to embrace an alternative model of delivery. Perhaps then, we may remind ourselves of the Olympic values that will help us tackle future hybrid threats." Even though COVID-19 is the main issue we are processing right now, the question here is not only about it. [...]

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