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Entries filed under this earlier heading are kept on the register in Geopolitics. The address stays as it was.
Politika is one of 2 earlier headings that reach Geopolitics, alongside Middle East. The section keeps 7 entries filed between and , across 6 jurisdictions — International · Iran · United States · Russia. Each one names the actor, the jurisdiction and what changed, and the table below is the whole list.
| Filed | Actor | Decision | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Olympic Committee Executive Board | A suspended National Olympic Committee is not a banned team | Suspension removes the committee's rights, not the athletes' eligibility: they may compete, but not under flag, anthem or national uniform | |
| FIFA Council | When FIFA suspends a federation: which article it uses | Article 16(1) lets the Council suspend a member association with immediate effect, without waiting for Congress to confirm it | |
| FIDE · Nazi Paikidze | American chess player boycotts World Championships in Iran to protest Hijab law | A player boycotts a world championship over the host state’s dress law | |
| Federation Council · UN Human Rights Council | Russia wants political neutrality in sports on the agenda of the UN Human Rights Council | Political neutrality in sport is proposed for an international human-rights agenda | |
| Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi | Sisi’s Strategy: Egypt to distract disgruntled youth with sports agenda | A declared “Year of the Youth” is built around a sports agenda | |
| Government of Iran · United World Wrestling | Iran reverses decision to ban US wrestling team from 2025 freestyle World Cup | A visa refusal against a national team is reversed in under 48 hours | |
| Office of the Director of National Intelligence | Questions arise after US Intelligence agencies suggest Russia hacked DNC in retaliation for Olympic doping scandal | An intelligence report ties a political hack in part to the Olympic doping case |
Entries filed under Geopolitics, against everything filed the same month.
| Month | In Geopolitics | On the register | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 23 | ||
| 0 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 13 | ||
| 1 | 12 | ||
| 1 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 3 |
Jurisdictions named on the register, Geopolitics first.
| Jurisdiction | In Geopolitics | Entries | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 21 | |
| Russia | 2 | 19 | |
| International | 2 | 16 | |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | |
| Egypt | 1 | 2 | |
| United Nations | 1 | 1 | |
| Chechnya | 0 | 4 | |
| Albania | 0 | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | |
| Brazil | 0 | 1 |
Offices, bodies and people named on the register, Geopolitics first.
| Actor | Entries | Section | An entry |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Olympic Committee Executive Board | 3 | Geopolitics | A suspended National Olympic Committee is not a… |
| Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi | 1 | Geopolitics | Sisi’s Strategy: Egypt to distract disgruntled… |
| FIDE | 1 | Geopolitics | American chess player boycotts World Championships… |
| FIFA Council | 1 | Geopolitics | When FIFA suspends a federation: which article it… |
| Federation Council | 1 | Geopolitics | Russia wants political neutrality in sports on the… |
| Government of Iran | 1 | Geopolitics | Iran reverses decision to ban US wrestling team… |
| Nazi Paikidze | 1 | Geopolitics | American chess player boycotts World Championships… |
| Office of the Director of National Intelligence | 1 | Geopolitics | Questions arise after US Intelligence agencies… |
| UN Human Rights Council | 1 | Geopolitics | Russia wants political neutrality in sports on the… |
7 of 60 entries name a figure. Scope: the whole register, Geopolitics first.
| Figure | Actor | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| A BMW and over 1 million rubles (approx. $15,600) per medallist | Yulia Efimova · Russian state | Olympic medalist Yulia Efimova sells BMW gifted by… |
| Nearly 2 million rubles in bank loans | Mikhail Mamiashvili · Russian Wrestling Federation | Gangster who heads Russian Wrestling Federation… |
| USD 37,500 gold, USD 22,500 silver, USD 15,000 bronze | United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee | Operation Gold: what a United States medal actually… |
| USD 650,000,000 for the 2025–2028 plan | Olympic Solidarity Commission | Olympic Solidarity 2025–2028: where the 650 million… |
| USD 1,000,000 threshold; USD 500,000 for married filing separately | United States Congress | Medal prize money and the million-dollar line in… |
| USD 20,000,000 a year to the Center for SafeSport | United States Congress | What Congress can do to the USOPC since the 2020 Act |
| USD 250,000 for an individual, USD 1,000,000 for a non-individual | United States Congress | The Rodchenkov Act: whom it reaches, and what it… |
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