"How odd it is that Australia, trying to strengthen its Southeast Asian relationships, is almost ignoring one of its most effective diplomatic tools—sport", argues Stuart Murray , associate professor in international relations and diplomacy at Bond University . "The country’s expertise in sports diplomacy and development can and should be used to generate trade and investment, to build national and personal relationships and to help engage Southeast Asian publics, at both elite and community levels." Australia's Perth Glory plays a friendly against Indonesia's Persik in a packed stadium in Kediri City as part of the Western Australia-East Java Festival of Football in 2008 organised by Gold Group, a celebration of people-to-people relationship building through sport THERE IS ‘nothing like sport to open doors,’ says Grant Jarvie , chair of sport at the University of Edinburgh . It can help overcome estrangement, transcend politics, change stereotypes and e
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