Description: "Originally published in Great Britain in 2021 by Elliott and Thompson Limited"--Copyright page.
Brief description: Tim Marshall is a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author of Prisoners of Geography, The Age of Walls, A Flag Worth Dying For, The Power of Geography, and The Future of Geography.
Review Quotes: "A wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace and clarity. I can't imagine reading a better book this year." --Mirror (UK)
"Refreshing and very useful." --Washington Post "An insightful and comprehensive (but digestible) overview of the key regions whose trajectory will shape global politics." --Globe and Mail "A sharp and concise evaluation of today's geopolitics." --Geographical (UK) "Clear and concise and sprinkled with wry observations." --Booklist (starred review) "Another outstanding guide to the modern world. Marshall is a master at explaining what you need to know and why." --Peter Frankopan, professor of global history at Oxford University and author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World