Nikos Lekakis is potdoctoral fellow in the Department of Politics, University of Crete, Greece. He has ongoing research in both urban and international politics. His recent work highlights the application of US urban politics theories outside North America and the application of international relations (IR) theories to the study of conflicts and rapprochements. Among his IR publications are: Lekakis, N. (2015). Can football loosen the ‘Gordian Knot’in Cyprus?. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 7(2), 255-282 and Xenakis, D., & Lekakis, N. (2018). From Hasbara to the Palestine-Israel Sport Conflict. Diplomacy & Statecraft, 29(2), 328-351.