All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by
mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to understand world events
you need to understand people, ideas and movements...but if you don't
know geography, you'll never have the full picture.; To understand
Putin's actions, for example, it is essential to consider that, to be a
world power, Russia must have a navy.
And if its ports freeze
for six months each year then it must have access to a warm water port -
hence, the annexation of Crimea was the only option for Putin. To
understand the Middle East, it is crucial to know that geography is the
reason why countries have logically been shaped as they are - and this
is why invented countries (e.g. Syria, Iraq, Libya) will not survive as
nation states.; Spread over ten chapters (covering Russia; China; the
USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India and Pakistan; Europe;
Japan and Korea; and Greenland and the Arctic), using maps, essays and
occasionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author,
Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an
essential guide to one of the major determining factors in world
history.
Prisoners of Geography : Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics - Tim Marshall
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