Tim Marshall on the Power of Geography, Part Two

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🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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This is the second instalment of our full-length in-depth discussion. Tim Marshall is one of the world’s most successful authors on foreign affairs. He’s the writer who put the ‘geo’ into geopolitics with his multi-million-selling books Prisoners of Geography and The Power of Geography. Marshall’s principal argument is that without geography we cannot understand the world. Geography explains why Vladimir Putin wanted to annex Crimea; to remain a world power, Russia needs to maintain a navy and since Russian ports are frozen for half the year, Putin wants to control the warm water port of Odessa. In October 2024 Marshall came to the Intelligence Squared stage just weeks out from the pivotal election in the United States to discuss how politics and geography intersect on the world stage. He helped us to understand what’s at stake for the world in 2024 and how geography will underpin the geopolitical conflicts of the future. Joining him onstage to discuss it was science communicator, oceanographer and physicist, Helen Czerski. This is the second instalment of our full-length in-depth discussion. If you'd like to become a Member and get access to the full conversation immediately as an early access subscriber, plus our extra extended version of the conversation available to Members-only, just visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more. For £4.99 per month you'll also receive: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared episodes, wherever you get your podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series - 15% discount on livestreams and in-person tickets for all Intelligence Squared events ... Or Subscribe on Apple for £4.99: - Full-length and ad-free Intelligence Squared podcasts - Bonus Intelligence Squared podcasts, curated feeds and members exclusive series ... Already a subscriber? Thank you for supporting our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations! Visit intelligencesquared.com to explore all your benefits including ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content and early access. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.5	I'm head of programming, Connor Boyle.
0:56.5	For this episode, we're rejoining for part two of our conversation with Tim Marshall.
1:01.0	The Global Affairs Journalist turned best-selling author of books such as Prisoners of Geography
1:05.9	and His Newest Title, The Future of Geography, How Power and Politics in Space, will change our world.
1:12.2	Tim was live on stage recently at London's Cadogan Hall, joined by Science Communicator and presenter, Helen Cheresky.
1:18.8	This is the second installment of our in-depth discussion.
1:22.3	Intelligence Square Premium subscribers can get access to the full conversation, including content that isn't available
1:28.2	anywhere else. Head to Intelligencesquare.com slash membership to find out more or hit the
1:34.4	IQ2 extra button on Apple. Now let's rejoin our host, Helen Chersky, live on stage in conversation
1:41.1	with Tim Marshall. So let's pick up on that on Crimea and, you know, those regions of Ukraine, which are,
1:48.9	you know, currently there was some movement and now the bits that Russia controls are
1:53.2	the Crimea and then these kind of bits around the edge, basically.
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