Professor Simon Chadwick

Sport versus the future - is there a crystal ball? “As the tempo of change accelerates, the ability to think clearly about what lies ahead has never been more important – yet we remain remarkably bad at it” substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geoport

Sport versus the future - is there a crystal ball? From war in the Gulf to the impact of digital technology, sport has been prone to knee-jerk reactions and opportunism rather than strategic foresight substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

New from #Geosport From billionaires to bureaucrats: welcome to the Chinese Super League's new reality Written by @tobiasross_TR and Jonathan Sullivan substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill

Comments in... ‘It’s come at the wrong time’: how Iran war has floored the Gulf as a sports hub Conflict has not only hit sporting calendar but laid bare weakness in plans for diversifying economies through sport theguardian.com/business/2026/…

New from #Geosport From billionaires to bureaucrats: welcome to the Chinese Super League's new reality Written by @tobiasross_TR and Jonathan Sullivan substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill

Congratulations to Joe Lynskey on the release of his new short film - Selling Sheffield Wednesday - which examines the most problematic period in the club's history. A story of failed ownership and poor governance bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… Thanks, Joe, for inviting me to contribute

Will Morocco's belated AFCON success prove to be a soft power miscalculation? The men's national team has finally achieved its goal by lifting the 2025 tournament trophy, though only after significant controversy substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

Will Morocco's belated AFCON success prove to be a soft power miscalculation? The men's national team has finally achieved its goal by lifting the 2025 tournament trophy, though only after significant controversy substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

BYD's potential entry into F1 will be dictated by Chinese government not media speculation Rumours are circulating that the EV manufacturer will form a new team, though we're probably still some distance away from this substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

BYD's potential entry into F1 will dictated by Chinese government not media speculation Rumours are circulating that the EV manufacturer will form a new team, though we're probably still some distance away from this substack.com/home/post/p-19… @Fire_and_Skill #Geosport

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Am getting a lot of requests to deliver presentations on the geopolitical economy of sport Red thread of these presentations connects K-pop's BTS, Saudi Arabia's esports ambitions, Lockheed's Skunk Works and the vision of Argentinian president Javier Milei

With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Gulf countries, their sports investments, and the events they plan to stage are exposed to significant risk. Chokepoints is a great book for helping one to understand some of the risks that global sport faces ig.ft.com/sites/business…