Sport, a political and economic tool, crystallizes current geopolitical tensions in an increasingly fragmented world. The conditions under which Russian and Belarussian athletes will take part in this summer's Olympic Games in Paris have led to a tug-of-war between the Kremlin and the International Olympic Committee.
Guest: Lukas Aubin, specialist in the geopolitics of Russia and sport at IRIS
Presentation: Laurent Huguenin-Elie
Contents:
00:00 The Olympics and the geopolitical context
02:11 The impact of the war in Ukraine on the organization of the Paris Olympics
05:24 Lukas Aubin: "The 2024 Olympics will probably be the most geopolitical since the end of the Cold War"
10:57 IOC and FIFA rocked by corruption scandals
12:37 Lukas Aubin: "We should try to legislate sport on an international scale"
16:59 Saudi Arabia invests billions in sport
19:35 Lukas Aubin: "eSport is becoming such an important financial issue that even the IOC can't do without it"
27 сен 2024
