Peak Wembymania?
Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

Peak Wembymania?

Ahead of the NBA Draft 2023, learn more about the intergenerational story told in Basketball Empire: France and the Making of a Global NBA and WNBA for, contrary to some media analysis, over the past 25+ years France has become a main pipeline for talent into the North American leagues.  This didn’t happen overnight, nor is it a “new” phenomenon this year.

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France and the UEFA Euro at 60
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France and the UEFA Euro at 60

France begins its UEFA Euro 2020 campaign against Germany at the Munich Football Arena. The symbolism is rife this year, and this edition is still known as Euro2020, a nod to the competition’s 60th anniversary and celebration of an integrated “Europe” that's had the French as a driving force in the post-1945 era.

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Basketball Is Back
Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

Basketball Is Back

When we last saw the NBA in action 141 days ago on March 11, the international spotlight fell on Utah Jazz All-Star center, French international Rudy Gobert, whose positive coronavirus test result effectively shut down the league. Tonight is a very international restart. Eighty-nine players from 34 different countries will participate in the 22-team bubble in Orlando, and according to NBA International, some of the players have opted to wear social justice messages on their game jerseys in their native languages.

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🏀The IRIS Interview🏀
Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff Basketball, Sports Diplomacy, France Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff

🏀The IRIS Interview🏀

Recently, I spoke with with Estelle Brun of the Sport and International Relations Programme, IRIS Geostrategic Observatory on Sport, on basketball. At hand was the question of how the sport’s globalization—and especially the NBA’s worldwide growth since 1984—has impacted international relations, the ripple effects in the WNBA, and how #hoopsdiplomacy gains attention, whether its via Dennis Rodman, the NBA-China “events” and beyond.

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The Top Stories for 2020
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The Top Stories for 2020

There’s a lot to be excited for as we kickoff the new decade.  I’m looking to 2020 as I continue to build out two key basketball stories of my own, but I also see 2020 as a break out year where many of the trends and movements in the global sports sphere finally bear fruit. Primarily, these are stories where cross-sport and cross-cultural influences—often influenced by different types of sports diplomacy—make all the difference.

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