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A Special Section of The Washington Diplomat
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Betting on the Games: Cities Say Olympics Not Worth the Costs It’s seen as a glittering prize, having your city be the focus of global attention as the host of the Olympic Games. But after the races have been run, the shots put and the hurdles jumped, does the prize still shine? When all that’s left are dusty stadiums and a bill as long as the gold medal javelin winner’s throw, does hosting the Olympics still add up to victory? / PAGE 6
SOUTH AMERICA Colombians love a good party, and in a year stained by terrorism, South America’s second-most populous country has finally given the world something to celebrate. On June 23, Bogotá signed a historic ceasefire with FARC rebels that could end the longest armed conflict in Latin American history and cement Colombia’s transformation from a violence-plagued narco state to a stable emerging market. PAGE 11
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State Department Treads Line in PostBenghazi Security Era As Democrats and Republicans bicker over what really happened in Benghazi nearly four years ago, the State Department has quietly revamped its guidelines for protecting U.S. diplomats overseas while still letting them do their jobs. / PAGE 8
Culture
Glimmers of Style In Hermit Kingdom A rare exhibit goes inside the secretive regime of North Korea and takes viewers beyond the country’s artistic mix of kitsch and propaganda. / PAGE 28
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Islam’s Exceptional Relationship To Politics The mainstream debate over Islam in the West tends to center on moderate versus radical, with a heavy dollop of terrorist talk thrown into the mix. Author Shadi Hamid argues that Western societies are missing a big part of the picture, and that Islam as a political force shouldn’t be underestimated. / PAGE 4
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COLOMBIA ON CUSP OF PEACE
Cuban Doctor Found New Life in Cabo Verde Cuba is famous for its cigars and rum, but perhaps its most valuable export is its doctors. While many goods are lacking on the communist island, it has dispatched tens of thousands of doctors to treat the poor all over the world. One of them is Dr. Yamile Luque Tamayo Saco Rocha, an anesthesiologist who found a new life in Cabo Verde. / PAGE 29