In this sequel, Marshall acknowledges his previous work and takes a different approach by looking at 10 regions that will influence the global order and politics of the future. The Power of Geography is a follow-up and sequel to Prisoners of Geography, a work that explores how countries are constrained and restricted in their choices based on their geography and position in the world. He has reported from more than 40 countries and in various conflict zones where he leveraged his experiences and insight to deliver an entertaining examination of the critical role geography has and still plays in the shaping of the world.
He is a British author and journalist with more than 30 years of experience with the British Broadcasting Channel and Sky News. Marshall links history and geography to current issues and provides the reader with an understanding of why these 10 locations are significant. Tim Marshall’s The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World is an intriguing exploratory study spanning 10 areas of the world the author has identified as the potential locations for future geopolitical tension or conflict. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall’s trademark wit and insight, this is “an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs” ( Publishers Weekly).The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World by Tim Marshall. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power why Ethiopia can control Egypt and why Europe’s next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. Now, in this “wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity” ( Mirror, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed, but the world has. Tim Marshall’s global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a “fresh way of looking at maps” ( The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls.
From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, a fascinating, “refreshing, and very useful” ( The Washington Post) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today’s world powers and how they presage a volatile future.
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