Games and Gamemanship

The politics of sports will be on full display at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, but this is hardly the only time that the world has seen the intersection of sports and diplomacy.  From Munich to Los Angeles to Sochi the games have often been fraught with diplomatic tension. How tensions in the Korean peninsula play out in PyeongChang will be a focal point for athletes and analysts alike.

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Games and Gamesmanship: Unity and Stability at Pyeongchang

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