Myanmar hosted the 27th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) from December 11 to 22, marking the third time the country has hosted the games and its first time doing so in 44 years. The SEA games is a biennial multi-sport…
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The Leaderboard: Doan Nguyen Duc
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Friday Five: March 8, 2013
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North Korea’s bizarre and provocation-filled 2013 has shifted to outright danger this week. Following an additional UN Security Council resolution after the DPRK’s latest nuclear test, the government of the North is threatening South Korea and President Park Geun-hye with…
By the Numbers: Singapore’s Soccer Match-Fixing Scandal
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Singapore, known for its order, was rocked by Interpol findings that an international soccer match-fixing operation was based there. Though soccer scandals are not new in Southeast Asia, many were surprised that the ring was Singapore-based. Soccer is Southeast Asia’s…
The Leaderboard: Guan Tianlang
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Who is he? Mr. Guan Tianlang is the 14 year old amateur golfer from Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China who shocked the golfing world by winning the Asian-Amateur Championship on Sunday, November 4 outside of Bangkok, Thailand. Guan won the…
Video: Linsanity’s Impact on US-China Relations
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Even here at cogitASIA we have been keeping an eye on Linsanity. Earlier this week, CSIS Korea Chair Victor Cha discussed whether Jeremy Lin’s new found fame will move the needle on broader relations between China and the United States. …
Basketball Diplomacy
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By Victor Cha [Editor’s Note: Victor Cha is a professor at Georgetown and holds the CSIS Korea Chair. He traveled as part of the University’s official delegation that accompanied the men’s basketball team to China.] So, what exactly happened in…
Sports in Development & Diplomacy: Empowerment of the Human Spirit
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By Ernie Bower Nixon and Mao opened United States China relations with ping pong. President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner sought answers to the debt ceiling impasse on the golf course. Sports can be a powerful convener and a…