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Автор Tim Marshall
‘Marshall is not afraid to ask tough questions and provide sharp answers . . . His approach is simple but effective. Ten chapters, each accompanied by a map, cover the world’s regions and global powers. Each shows how geography shapes not just history but destiny. In an ever more complex, chaotic and interlinked world,
– Adam LeBor,
‘Sharp insights into the way geography shapes the choices of world leaders. ’
– Gideon Rachman, The World blog, ft. com
‘An exceptional work, well-researched, argued and documented . . . a treasure of information to satisfy the specialist researcher into contemporary geopolitics and offers a riveting insight to the general reader or student. . . . It is all covered in this magnificent book, which I highly recommend. ’
– Nehad Ismail, writer and broadcaster
‘There are few foreign correspondents in the current British media who can present an overview of a political situation quite like Tim Marshall . . . in
– retroculturati. com
‘Marshall’s latest book explains how politics is nothing without geography, in his crisp and compelling style . . . What he really excels at is capturing the psychology of nations and giving maps a power that politicians must tame.
’– Top Ten Holiday Reads, Dan Lewis,
Stanfords, WorldTravelGuide. net
‘Quite simply, one of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine: reading it is like having a light shone on your understanding. . . Marshall is clear-headed, lucid and possessed of an almost uncanny ability to make the broad picture accessible and coherent . . . the book is, in a way which astonished me, given the complexities of the subject, unputdownable. . . I can’t think of another book that explains the world situation so well. ’
– Nicholas Lezard,
‘Crisply written and brilliantly argued. ’
– Dame Ann Leslie
‘An essential and detailed reflection of the geopolitical dynamics that exist globally. ’
– Dr Sajjan M. Gohel
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
1 Russia
2 China
3 USA
4 Western Europe
5 Africa
6 The Middle East
7 India and Pakistan
8 Korea and Japan
9 Latin America
10 The Arctic
Conclusion
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
About the author
FOREWORD
IT HAS BECOME A TRUISM TO THINK, AND TO SAY, THAT we live in exceptionally unstable times. The world, we are told, has never been more unpredictable. Such statements invite a cautious, even sceptical, response. It is right to be cautious. The world has always been unstable and the future, by definition, unpredictable. Our current worries could certainly be much worse. If nothing else, the centenary of 1914 should have reminded us of that.
All that said, fundamental changes are certainly under way, and these have real meaning for our own future and that of our children, wherever we live. Economic, social and demographic change, all linked to rapid technological change, have global implications which may mark out the times we live in now from those that went before. This may be why we talk so much about ‘exceptional uncertainty’ and why ‘geopolitical’ commentary has become a growth industry.
