1. Introduction Part I: The Geopolitical Economy of Esports
2. The Geopolitical Economy of Esports: Where Commercial Interests and Public Policy Converge in a New Emerging Landscape
3. E-sports and Economic Development: An Emerging Industry
4. Concentration and Control of Organized Esports: E-Dominance
5. Geopolitical Influences on Esports Finances
6. Esports Alongside Olympic Values
7. The IOC’s Youth Quest and China’s eSports Power Play: A Big Top-Down
8. Nation Branding, Esports Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement
9. Football Clubs and Esports: A Global Strategy for Cultural and Media Expansion
10. Real Cycling in a Virtual World: Zwift
11. Esports Mercenaries and their Role as Stateless Economic Agents Part II: China
12. China’s Esports Ecosystem: The Geopolitical Implications of a Growing Industry
13. China and E-sports in the Global South: From Corporate Actions to Geopolitical and Economic Cooperation?
14. The Marginal-Mainstream Transition of Esports in China: A Government Perspective
15. Nationalism and Cultural Conflicts Among Chinese Esports Fans Supporting Foreign Players: Clash of Loyalties
16. Gaming as a Cultural Export: Exploring the Global Success of Chinese Games
17. The Reasons, Responses, Results and Recommendations of the Gaming Time Limit Policy in China: “A ‘70-year-old Grandma’ Gets a Pentakill in the Rift at Midnight” Part III: Saudi Arabia
18. Saudi Arabia's Integrated Influence Strategy in Global Esports: Beyond Soft Power
19. Saudi Arabia’s Esports Revolution: Sports, Tech-Diplomacy and Nation Branding to Build a New Global Power
20. Hosting the Future of the Olympic Games: Saudi Kingdom or Esports Kingdom?
21. Exploring the Esports Ecosystem in Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Morocco: Gaming Across Borders
22. Saudi Arabia's Sponsorship and Engagement in UK and European Esports Organisations Part IV: Asia
23. Esports and National Ambitions in the Middle East: Leveling Up
24. Strategic Initiatives in Gaming and Esports: The UAE's Digital Playground
25. The Sociopolitical and Psychological Landscape of Iranian Women in Esports: Controllers and Stereotypes
26. The Evolution and Business of Esports in India
27. The Geopolitical Economy of Esports in India
28. Rise of Indian Esports: Nationalist Identity and Geopolitical Vision at Play
29. Singapore’s Role in the Global Esports Race: Game On
30. Governance and Gaming: The Case of Singapore’s Esports Academy
31. Systemic Esports Development in South Korea: Paving the Way for Faker and Other ‘Elite’ Players
32. Vietnamese Esports in Transition: From Grassroots to National Strategy in a Geopolitical Arena
33. Overcoming Invisible Cultural Barriers to Esports Development: Japan’s Next Quest Part V: Europe and the Rest of the World
34. Strategic Partnerships and Alliances in Esports in Europe and Their Geopolitical Implications
35. The Symbolic Value of Esports Megaevents: A London and League of Legends Worlds Case Study
36. The Rise of Amateur Esports and the Role of Education in Britain
37. Esports Wales and the Value of Localisation to Power International Success
38. The Role of Esports as a Tool of Public Diplomacy: Opportunities for Brazil on the Global Stage
39. The Socio-cultural and Economic Dynamics of the Emergence of Esport in Zimbabwe
40. Esports and International Sanctions: An Overview of Measures and Responses on Russian Esports