![]() ![]() Marshall succeeds in making lucid a complex topic and the book is difficult to put down. He looks at the potential for water wars between Turkey, Iraq and Syria, if the water level of the Murat river were to diminish and Turkey were forced to protect its own source by building dams. He concludes by identifying some impending problems, placing them in their geographical context. In 10 breakneck chapters, Marshall explains the way in which geography has shaped the actions of Russia in the Ukraine, the complex interplay between African nations and the rest of the world-with stops in the United States, western Europe and India. It has shaped the wars, the power, politics and social development of the peoples that now inhabit nearly every part of the earth.” This is how former Sky Diplomatic Correspondent Tim Marshall, who has reported from more than 30 countries across 25 years, introduces the idea that we should be more aware of how political decision-making is affected by the natural landscape. “The land on which we live has always shaped us. ![]()
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