Marshall is a master at explaining what you need to know and why. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World is a book on geopolitics by the British author and journalist Tim Marshall. ‘Another outstanding guide to the modern world. Find out why Europe’s next refugee crisis is closer than it thinks as trouble brews in the Sahel why the Middle East must look beyond oil and sand to secure its future why the eastern Mediterranean is one of the most volatile flashpoints of the twenty-first century and why the Earth’s atmosphere is set to become the world’s next battleground.ĭelivered with Marshall’s trademark wit and insight, this is a lucid and gripping exploration of the power of geography to shape humanity’s past, present – and future. In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in a new age of great-power rivalry: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, Ethiopia, Spain and Space. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed.

Nations have fought wars and built empires to source resources such as raw materials and even slaves. Marshall proves the importance that geography has on international trade and the development of countries around the world. Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Tim Marshall’s third book, The Power of Geography, is just as relevant for Economists as books about Adam Smith are. 'I can't imagine reading a better book this year’ Daily Mirror

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