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CRISIS OF FOOTBALL DIPLOMACY: THE TURKISH SUPER CUP FINAL MATCH IN RIYADH IS CANCELED
Sports can be used in a way to enhance diplomatic relations and can help hostile nations to develop friendlier relations. In the past, during the Cold War, the Sino-American rapprochement began with the ping-pong
Read More »SINO-AMERICAN NORMALIZATION
Introduction Since Sino-American relations seem to have entered into a tense new period in recent years due to growing Chinese enthusiasm in political and economic leadership in the world politics, it might be a
Read More »FAILED BASKETBALL DIPLOMACY AMIDST U.S.-NORTH KOREA STANDOFF
Former American basketball star Dennis Rodman’s “basketball diplomacy” initiated since February 2013 has turned into a notable aspect in terms of the analysis of Washington-Pyongyang relations. Those in the U.S. and elsewhere around the
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