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QiOSK

Saudi Arabia was the real winner at FIFA Club World Cup

Money as allowed the Kingdom to launder its image while positioning itself as the preeminent power broker for the world's most popular sport

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Middle East

Has the World Cup brought the region closer together?

Saudi, Emirati, and Qatari leaders meeting in Doha, as they did last month, would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.

US primacy is relegated to the sidelines at World Cup
Global Crises

US primacy is relegated to the sidelines at World Cup

It's not hard to think of the world's biggest sporting event as a microcosm of our turbulent geopolitics today.