Vol. 28 No. 302 (2023)

Geopolitics and Sport
In the long history that links it to geopolitics, sport was and is a form of intense expression of national and regional identity, and at the same time it has been used to increase the power and influence of States. International sporting events such as the Olympic Games and the Soccer World Championships have been the scene of political and ideological clashes.
These days, it is worrying that, given the escalation of insults and provocations among the leaders of the hegemonic powers, voices are not raised to promote rapprochement through sport and, on the contrary, international events continue to be used to widen the gap based on the differences. The path towards a multipolar world must foster a dialogue on common interests, in the search for agreements that put national, ethnic or religious differences in the background. In this sense, sport is a practice that links people from different cultures, it is a universal language that everyone can express and share, a setting where it is possible to settle differences peacefully, without antagonism being the main goal.
On the contrary, the violence stimulated by a tiny minority in power, more concerned with investing public money in war resources and enduring with their privileges, than with improving people's quality of life, can determine the end of humanity as we know it, that is, the end of all of us.
Tulio Guterman - Director - July 2023

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