Introducing FP March Madness
In the spirit of March Madness (as the annual U.S. collegiate basketball tournament is affectionately called, for our international readers) and to find a bit of distraction in an otherwise distressing news month, we are introducing our First Annual World Leader March Madness contest. The theme this year is "Democrats vs. Dictators." We’ve selected 32 ...
In the spirit of March Madness (as the annual U.S. collegiate basketball tournament is affectionately called, for our international readers) and to find a bit of distraction in an otherwise distressing news month, we are introducing our First Annual World Leader March Madness contest.
In the spirit of March Madness (as the annual U.S. collegiate basketball tournament is affectionately called, for our international readers) and to find a bit of distraction in an otherwise distressing news month, we are introducing our First Annual World Leader March Madness contest.
The theme this year is "Democrats vs. Dictators." We’ve selected 32 world leaders who are competing for world domination in the style of the NCAA tournament. You can comment on the page to make your case for who should "win" each matchup. The criteria are up to you. Should Silvio Berlusconi’s bunga-bunga prowess get him the win over David Cameron’s slash-and-burn governing style? Does Vladimir Putin wear his baldness better than erstwhile ally Aleksandr Lukashenko? It’s your call. (And ours, since a panel of FP judges will ultimately decide who wins.)
Fill out your bracket and send it by e-mail to FPMarchMadnes@gmail.com by Monday, March 21 at 12pm EDT. The ten readers with the most accurate brackets will receive a one-year print subscription to Foreign Policy.
Game on!
Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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