#London Olympics 2012

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The Olympics and Great Power Competition
August 15, 2012 3 min. read

The Olympics have finally concluded. These 2012 London Olympics will be remembered in many ways: NBC’s recorded coverage, Michael Phelps, Gabby’s 10,000 watt smile, 100 foot tall Voldemort, Usain Bolt, and British rock band after British rock band performing with strange props. It was an inspiring couple of weeks, and I enjoyed watching these amazing […]

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Olympics: A Time Capsule of the Mid-20th Century
August 13, 2012 2 min. read

These days, the anachronism of the U.N. Security Council has long been taken for granted. After all, the world has moved on a bit from 60 years ago when four European counties and China called the shots. Or has it? Of the five top gold medal winners in the London Olympics, only South Korea is […]

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International Relations and the Olympics
August 12, 2012 4 min. read

As the 2012 Olympics come to an end, we could list off the medals received, the records broken, and the athletic milestones reached. For the foreign policy enthusiasts among us, an Olympic recap inevitably includes another kind of list — a list of the geopolitical issues that the Games have highlighted. With more countries represented […]

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An Olympic Achievement?
July 29, 2012 4 min. read

The opening of the 2012 Olympics in London on Friday were definitely a spectacle to behold. Perhaps the show was enough to divert attention from the gaffes and muddles reported by the media, such as the South Korean flag being displayed as the North Korean women’s football team were about to take to the field.

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