Tim Marshall on Geopolitics – serie

*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 the Middle East. 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 statesthe conflicts in the Middle EastChina’s growing military and strategic power, and its stance on TaiwanAmerican global power and pivot to the PacificEurope’s leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new ‘Iron Curtain’Japan's remilitarisation and increasing powergreat power play in Africathe growth of Indian economic and military strength For a dedicated chapter on the geopolitical importance of Iran and why the Strait of Hormuz makes it a key global player, read The Power of Geography: Ten Maps that Reveal the Future of Our World by Tim Marshall. *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! *

*READ THIS NOW TO UNDERSTAND WHY NASA IS SENDING HUMANS BACK TO THE MOONOUT NOW! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago.THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF 2023A WATERSTONES PAPERBACK OF THE YEAR 2023Space: the biggest geopolitical story of the coming century – new from the multi-million-copy international bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography and The Power of GeographySpy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes.This isn’t science fiction. It’s astropolitics.We’re entering a new space race – and it could revolutionise life on Earth.Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is already central to communication, economics, military strategy and international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena for human exploration, exploitation – and, possibly, conquest. We’re heading up and out, and we’re taking our power struggles with us. China, the USA and Russia are leading the way.From physical territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke points, geopolitics is as important in the skies above us as it is down below. If you’ve ever wondered if humans are going back to the Moon, who will benefit from exploration or what space wars might look like, the answers are here.With all the insight and wit that have made Tim Marshall the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics, this gripping book shows how we got here and where we’re going, covering great-power rivalry; technology; commerce; combat in space; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth. This is essential reading on power, politics and the future of humanity.Praise for The Future of Geography: ‘A voyage of galactic discovery’ The Mail on Sunday‘[An] engaging exploration of power politics in space’ Irish Independent‘A superb survey of planetary politics’ The Sunday Times‘Deeply thought-provoking’ BBC Sky at Night‘Marshall is an engaging writer, good at explaining the science as well as the politics, and with an eye for a telling fact’ Lawrence Freedman, The New Statesman‘Written with insight and great wit, this is an essential take on power, politics and the future of humanity from the UK’s most popular writer on geopolitics.’ The Daily Telegraph‘In the latest instalment of his popular books on the meaning of geography, Marshall looks to the stars and the new frontier where astropolitics will be the new geopolitics’ Financial Times