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Olympic Games
November 17, 2022
Jokowi Says Indonesia Will Bid to Host 2036 Olympics in New Capital
By Sebastian Strangio
Like the new capital project, the bid reflects the Indonesian leader's ambition to leave a lasting impression on his country.
April 18, 2022
Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Soft Power, Politics, and the Future of the Games
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Susan Brownell.
August 23, 2021
Japan Looks Back at the Tokyo Olympics
By Priyanka Borpujari
The highly-controversial and expensive Tokyo Olympic Games stirred up mixed emotions among Japanese.
August 11, 2021
Why Indonesia Underachieves at the Olympic Games
By Noto Suoneto
Given its population, Indonesia should perform better. Here’s what's holding it back.
November 17, 2020
Indonesia’s Quixotic Bid to Host the 2032 Olympics
By Sebastian Strangio
There is the question of Indonesia's bid can succeed. Then there's the question of whether it would be a good thing.
August 02, 2019
The 2020 Summer Games Can’t Save Japan
By Fumika Mizuno
The 2020 Games will wow and stun, but they will be no repeat of 1964.
January 18, 2018
What’s Next for South Korea’s Moon Jae-in in 2018?
By Brad Glosserman
Given that little about what is occurring is new, here is a cliché-ridden assessment of what lies ahead for him.
January 06, 2018
South Korea’s Real Fight Is With China, Not Japan
By Scott W. Harold and Jeffrey W. Hornung
Seoul is picking the wrong battle, with real implications for itself, Washington, and the region.
August 26, 2016
ASEAN's Olympic Triumph
By Mong Palatino
The region had its best competition yet.
August 11, 2016
Uzbekistan's Amazing Record-Setting Gymnast Takes on Rio
By Catherine Putz
Oksana Chusovitina is the first gymnast in Olympic history to appear in seven Games.
July 10, 2014
Will Beijing Get Another Olympics?
By Samuel Chi
The Chinese capital may become the first to host both Summer and Winter Olympics, by default.
September 29, 2013
Will the 2020 Olympics Really Help Tokyo?
Hosting major events like the Olympics brings some well-known issues. Tokyo would be wise to address them now.
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