Saudi sports diplomacy: A mirror image of the kingdom’s already challenged policies
By James M. Dorsey
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Saudi sports diplomacy is proving to be a mirror image of the kingdom’s challenged domestic, regional and foreign policies.
Overlorded by sports czar Turki al-Sheikh, Saudi sports diplomacy, like the kingdom’s broader policies, has produced at best mi…