The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

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Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries GDP. People on Mars within the next ten years.
This isnt science fiction. Its astropolitics.
Humans are heading up and out, and were taking our power struggles with us. Soon, what happens in space will shape human history as much the mountains, rivers and seas have on Earth. Its no coincidence that Russia, China and the USA are leading the way. The next fifty years will change the face of global politics.
In this gripping book, bestselling author Tim Marshall lays bare the new geopolitical realities to show how we got here and where were going, covering the new space race; great-power rivalry; technology; economics; war; and what it means for all of us down here on Earth. Written with all the insight and wit that have made Marshall the UKs most popular writer on geopolitics, this is the essential read on power, politics and the future of humanity.

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Tim Marshallis a leading authority on foreign affairs with more than thirty years of reporting experience. He was diplomatic editor at Sky News and before that worked for the BBC and LBC/IRN radio. He has reported from forty countries and covered conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Israel. He is the author ofPrisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World;The Age of Walls: How Barriers Between Nations Are Changing Our World; andA Flag Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of National Symbols. He is founder and editor of the current affairs site TheWhatandtheWhy.com.