At the Olympics, it’s hard to sideline politics Ethan Scheiner - July 23, 2024 A short history of political protests, boycotts, and IOC bans.
There’s a reason Putin can be so aggressive: Oil. Jeff D. Colgan and Jessica Weeks - February 27, 2022 Putin’s personalist rule leaves few domestic checks on his power.
Nobody can go to the Tokyo Olympics. So why is the government going ahead with them? Phillip Y. Lipscy and Daniel Smith - July 18, 2021 The political stakes are high, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga must face voters in a general election this fall
Americans are divided over boycotting the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Here’s the data. Craig Kafura - April 11, 2021 Many Americans later regretted the decision not to participate in the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics
Three things that the trade war with China won’t change Roselyn Hsueh - January 3, 2019 President Trump’s Dec. 29, 2018, phone call with Chinese President