Athletic Diplomacy Archives - More Than A Game

Rwanda’s President Turns to Sport to Give Tarnished Image a Makeover

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September 27, 2025

Via the Wall Street Journal, a look at how President Paul Kagame hopes to bring Formula One to a country accused of using rebels to take critical minerals from its neighbors: Rwandan [...]

The Handshake That Wasn’t: Cricket a Casualty of India-Pakistan Tensions

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September 22, 2025

Via the Lowy Institute, the sad story of how the sporting ground can transform from peacemaker to political battlefield: When India and Pakistan faced each other in the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Abu Dhabi this [...]

Sudan, Congo, and You: From Soda to Sports, Global Consumers Are Implicated in Africa’s Most Deadly Conflicts

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September 11, 2025

Via Foreign Policy, an interesting look at how - from soda to sports - global consumers are implicated in Africa’s most deadly conflicts. This also creates an avenue for change. In scale and scope, Sudan and the Democratic [...]

World Baseball Softball Confederation President Visits North Korea

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July 22, 2025

Via Korea's JoongAng Daily, a report on how the head of the international governing body for softball / baseball is making his first visit to North Korea, hinting at renewed efforts to popularize the quintessentially American [...]

How Football Shirts Explain Global Politics, Money and Power

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July 20, 2025

Via The Economist, an interesting look at what a football shirt can tell you about finance and geopolitics: ON JULY 13TH Chelsea, a team in the English Premier League, put three goals past Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), of [...]

DRC’s Football Diplomacy

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July 16, 2025

Via The Economist, a look at the Democratic Republic of Congo's sponsorship deal with AC Milan: The website of AC Milan, an Italian football club, lists the club’s sponsors. Recently, a new name appeared between [...]

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