Le soft power, l’Arabie saoudite et le futur du sport Loïc Robinson Mar 23, 2023 Le sport est aujourd'hui souvent utilisé comme outil politique. L'Arabie saoudite, toutefois, pousse cet usage à de…
Opinion | Canada, the World Cup, and an Ethical Dilemma Matthias Hoenisch Feb 6, 2022 The Canadian men's soccer team is finally good. Here's why that puts fans in a tough position.
Qatar and FIFA Facing Worldwide Scrutiny With the Upcoming World Cup Enora Lauvau Jan 13, 2021 FIFA's decision to award Qatar the 2022 World Cup has resulted in international backlash for the organization as…
Another Goal in Mind: “Sportswashing” in Professional Soccer Matthias Hoenisch Jun 10, 2020 Governments have always attempted to repurpose public sporting enthusiasm for their political gain. Sportswashing…
Victory at the Asia Cup: How Qatar Demonstrates Resilience Against the Saudi… Albert Gunnison Feb 22, 2019 Qatar’s victory at the Asia Cup is emblematic of its continued resistance to Saudi-led regional policy, and if the…
World Cup Dreams: The Politics of Football Gretel Kahn Feb 1, 2018 Note: The author of this article will refer to the sport known as soccer to many Americans as football. The…
Qatar-Gulf Crisis: Several Years in the Making Iman Lahouaoula Jul 19, 2017 A little over a month ago, sudden news emerged that four Arab countries, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates,…
Labour Focus: Qatar and Modern Slavery Sam Hersh Mar 25, 2016 Slavery does in fact still exist today in our modern world (as I wrote in a blog post a few weeks ago). It is not …
No End in Sight: The Syrian Conflict in 2016 Abdalla Saleh Jan 16, 2016 Once magnificent cities now lying in ruins. Wailing mothers, holding lifeless infants to their chests. Ghastly …
Gulf States: Sportsmanship for Sale Sara Issaoun Feb 16, 2015 With the recently concluded 2015 Men's Handball World Championship in Qatar came a sigh of relief as France…