All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains
, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events you need to understand
people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have
the full picture.If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obsessed with Crimea,
why the USA was destined to become a global superpower, or why China's power bas
e continues to expand ever outwards, the answers are all here.In ten chapters (c
overing Russia; China; the USA; Latin America; the Middle East; Africa; India an
d Pakistan; Europe; Japan and Korea; and the Arctic), using maps, essays and occ
asionally the personal experiences of the widely travelled author, Prisoners of
Geography looks at the past, present and future to offer an essential insight in
to one of the major factors that determines world history.It's time to put the '
geo' back into geopolitics.
