Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall

Prisoners of Geography gives an overview of modern geopolitics. It provides a brief history of the world’s major geographic regions and powers showing how geography has shaped events and current relationships. There are chapters for China, Russia, the US, Western Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Korea and Japan, Latin America and the Arctic. The book gives an easily readable overview of world and its impact on historic and contemporary events. A good read.