

While perhaps not being a central focus of the book, a recurring theme in many of the ten geographical areas explored, is the fragility of the nation states within them.

In his new book, Marshall sweeps across the globe, delving into the complexities of ten of the areas set to host future growth, as well as future conflict, over their resources.įrom Spain to the Sahel, and then on to Space, The Power of Geography provides a perfect expansion to areas explored in Prisoners of Geography, navigating four continents and a myriad of peoples and regions.

Tim Marshall’s new book ‘The Power of Geography’, a sequel to his first book ‘Prisoners of Geography’, encapsulates what happens when a journalist is no longer constricted by a few pages of space within which they can write.
