Sources for this episode include:
- Joseph S. Nye Jr. in “Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics” ISBN: 978-1-58648-306-7
- Pang Zhongying in “The Beijing Olympics and China’s Soft Power” from Brookings
- Thomas Leroux in “The soft power for sporting events: An opportunity for Africa” from Wathi (West African Think Tank)
- Giorgio Cafiero and Kristian Alexander in “Qatar’s soft power sports diplomacy” from MEI (Middle East Institute)
- Rothna Begum in “Qatar Can’t Hide Its Abuses by Calling Criticism Racist” from Foreign Policy
- Hiba Zayadin in “First World Cup in Arab World Tarnished by Migrant Worker Abuses” from Human Rights Watch
- Aadi Nair and Shrivathsa Sridhar, edited by Peter Rutherford, in “World Cup 2022: how many migrant workers have died in Qatar?” from Reuters