Radoff: A brief history of FIFA’s corruption Nicholas Radoff May 27, 2015 0 Comments After 30 years of alleged corruption, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association has finally been brought to justice. At approximately 6 a.m. local time, Swiss law enforcement officials... Read More »
The humility of exceptionalism Vihan Lakshman April 26, 2015 2 Comments A country is not special simply by existing; it’s special because of the values and culture it chooses to embody. That’s the ground where humility and exceptionalism and coexist. Patriotism is a... Read More »
Fugel: Absolute power corrupts Dylan Fugel March 2, 2015 2 Comments FIFA and its president Sepp Blatter, he whose face has seen the greasing of many a palm and the closing of numerous backdoor deals, are in the news again. As usual, it is not for the best of reasons.... Read More »
An athletic look at Middle Eastern unrest Tom Taylor February 16, 2011 0 Comments When FIFA selected Russia and Qatar to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, respectively, it made this point clear. Not only did it select the least democratic countries from among the bidding nations,... Read More »
Stanford in Government announces new fellowship in Qatar Marwa Farag January 25, 2011 0 Comments Stanford in Government (SIG) has announced the addition of an international fellowship with the Brookings Doha Center, a project of the Brookings Institution, in Doha, Qatar to its lineup of... Read More »