Olympics

Jun 2, 2021 Thousands of volunteers for this summer’s controversial Olympic Games in Tokyo have quit, according to reports. The Games remain widely unpopular in...

By Eric Margolis February 11, 2018 Considering that a nuclear conflict over North Korea appeared imminent in recent weeks, the winter Olympics at Pyeongchang, South Korea,...

Pundits seem more concerned about the North driving a "wedge" between the U.S. and the South than about preventing nuclear war by John Feffer In talks...

International sporting events have a clear political nature: nation-states enter the stadium under their national anthem, represent their countries, and, in the case of victory, their rank increases. In other words, sports is an instrument of “soft power” if we use Joseph Nye’s term. Moreover, the country hosting a sporting event can improve its image, as was the case with the Sochi Winter Olympic Games.