THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015 One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine. Evening Standard Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand whats happening in the news today, from Chinas ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history because if you dont know geography, youll never have the full picture. This completely revised and updated edition brings the classic text up to date with the events and trends of the past decade, with new material including:the RussiaUkraine war and Moscow's alliances with authoritarian statesthe conflicts in the Middle EastChinas growing military and strategic power, and its stance on TaiwanAmerican global power and pivot to the PacificEuropes leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new Iron CurtainJapan's remilitarisation and increasing powergreat power play in Africathe growth of Indian economic and military strength Read Tim Marshalls geopolitical primers (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography) to understand whats happening in our fast-changing world.
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