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  • 30 Aug 2017
  • 5 min

Explainer 80: Is sport still a soft power?

  • The Foreign Desk
  • 5 min

Sport can be a great way for a country to show its power over others. But that doesn’t always go as planned. Now, even hosting a major international event can cause considerable damage to a country’s reputation. So, Andrew Mueller asks, why bother?

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  • Andrew Mueller

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