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September 29, 2023

Human Rights
Women This Week: French Athletes Prohibited from Playing in Hijab for 2024 Olympic Games

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers September 23 to September 29.

Supporters of the women soccer team "Les Hijabeuses" play soccer in front of the city hall in Lille as part of a protest as French Senate examines a bill featuring controversial hijab ban in competitive sports in France, February 16, 2022.
Blog Post by Noël James Women Around the World

December 14, 2021

Olympics
The Economics of Hosting the Olympic Games

The costs of hosting the Olympics have skyrocketed, while the economic benefits are far from clear. This has led to fewer states interested in playing host and a search for options to lighten the bur…

Lighting the Olympic Torch
Backgrounder by James McBride and Melissa Manno

February 1, 2022

China
The Games Nobody Wants: How the Winter Olympics Became a Headache for China

The 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing were supposed to be a triumph for the Chinese government. But the COVID-19 pandemic and diplomatic boycotts have hampered its plans.

A person walks in the Olympic Park inside the closed loop before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.
Blog Post by Ian Johnson Asia Unbound

September 6, 2023

Saudi Arabia
Young Professionals Briefing Series: Investing in the Game: Is it Sportswashing?

Panelists discuss the unprecedented investment in international sports by Gulf nations, the phenomenon of “sportswashing” in the region, and the political, economic, and human rights implications of …

Play FIFA World Cup stadium
Virtual Event by Sarah Yager, Karen E. Young, and Elise Labott

December 14, 2021

Olympics
The Olympics Are Hard on the Environment. Will the 2022 Beijing Games Continue the Trend?

The Olympics are becoming less sustainable, and the winter games in Beijing are no exception. Can organizers make them more environmentally friendly as the climate crisis intensifies?

In Brief by Nathanael Cheng

November 16, 2023

Ukraine
Winter Stalemate in Ukraine, Argentina’s Presidential Runoff, Turkey’s President visits Berlin, and More

Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces stalls as the future of U.S. aid remains uncertain; Argentina gears up for its presidential election runoff while inflation rates soar; Turkish Presi…

Podcast A serviceman of the 65th Mechanized Brigade crosses a trench at the Russian positions taken by the 65th Mechanized Brigade in the Zaporizhzhia Region of southeastern Ukraine on November 4, 2023.
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week