Darren Bailey and Frédéric Jeannin write for City AM on geopolitical risk and challenges posed to Paris by staging the Olympic Games
When the International Olympic Committee awarded the 2024 Summer Olympic Games to Paris in 2017 there was a huge sense of anticipation and pride across France. Fast forward to today and the mood appears to be very different.
In the lead up to major sporting events there is always a degree of trepidation around operational delivery, disruption levels for host city residents, escalating costs and whether the host nation will achieve the hoped-for sporting success.
Ahead of the opening ceremony in Paris next week, however, there are more fundamental questions being asked across France over whether the disruption, geopolitical realities and associated risks that exist in 2024 have eclipsed the traditional benefits of hosting major sporting events.
In a joint article, Darren Bailey, Consultant in our London office, and Frédéric Jeannin, Partner in our Paris office, explore some of the geopolitical risks and threats posed to Paris in the run-up to the opening ceremony for City AM, and explain how these are being navigated.
Read the full article in City AM here.
