Prisoners of Geography

Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than 30 years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News, and before that was working for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from 40 countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Israel. He is the author of the No. 1 Sunday Times bestsellers Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps that Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics and The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World; the illustrated edition Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in Twelve Simple Maps, shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year; as well as Divided: Why We’re Living in an Age of Walls; Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags; and Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire.

‘Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine.’ Nicholas Lezard, Evening Standard, on Prisoners of Geography ‘Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders.’ Gideon Rachman, Financial Times ‘Marshall is not afraid to ask tough questions and provide sharp answers.’ Newsweek‘Prisoners of Geography is endlessly informative, and often eye-opening.’ LoveReading‘Marshall’s skill is his ability to articulate hugely complex geographical, historical and social stories of countries in short, pithy prose that is easy to digest’ TES‘Maps explain power, says Marshall, showing how mountains, rivers and borders shape decisions and limit political choices – and why geopolitics is still physical despite globalisation.’ The i Paper‘Decades of reporting from war zones and foreign cities … taught [Marshall] to convey complex ideas with clarity and directness … It is easy to see why Prisoners of Geography was so successful: it is always interesting and sometimes revelatory’ Times Literary Supplement