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 what's happening in the news today from China's 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 don't know geography you'll 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
Russia-Ukraine war and Moscow's alliances with authoritarian states the conflicts in the
Middle East China's growing military and strategic power and its stance on Taiwan American
global power and pivot to the Pacific Europe's leaning towards more extreme politics
increased defence spending and the new 'Iron Curtain' Japan's remilitarisation and
increasing power great power play in Africa the growth of Indian economic and military
strength Read Tim Marshall's geopolitical primers ( Prisoners of Geography The Power
of Geography and The Future of Geography ) to understand what's happening in our fast-changing
world. *Want to test your world knowledge? Challenge friends and family with Prisoners
of Geography: The Quiz Book and discover who is the ultimate armchair explorer! *