Sport and foreign policy during the communist regime, in 21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural harmony: L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - 21/2024 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihae

21/2024 L'EUROPE UNIE/UNITED EUROPE, PARIS, EU and its neighbours: resilience and multicultural harmony: L'Europe unie/United Europe - special volume - 21/2024 Paris-Cluj Napoca / coord.: Mihaela Natea, Simion Costea. - Cluj-Napoca: Napoca Star, 2024, 120 pages, ISBN 978-606-062-997-9; PARIS: Print ISSN: 0248-2851, On line ISSN: 2743-4052, Linking ISSN (ISSN-L): 2743-4052, EAN: 99782749700519, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18003.28969; https://www.ceeol.com/search/journal-detail?id=1955 ; Sport and foreign policy during the communist regime(Sport and foreign policy during the communist regime) Author(s): ANDREEA-MARIA TACŞA Language: English Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences Issue: 21/21/2024 Page Range: 94-98 No. of Pages: 5 Keywords: sport; political promotion; foreign policy. Summary/Abstract: Sport in Romania and foreign policy are two areas which, although seemingly distinct, intersect in significant ways, especially through the prism of sports diplomacy. Sport was used as a tool to promote the country's image on the international scene, strengthening bilateral relations and contributing to Romania's soft- power In this article, I set out to highlight how sport was the main pawn of political promotion abroad.