This book delves into the rich history and complex politics of Greenland, revealing how this icy expanse has shaped—and been shaped by—the world. This short history begins with the Vikings, whose mysterious disappearance from Greenland in the 1400s remains one of history’s great puzzles. It then explores the island’s gradual transformation from a Danish possession to an autonomous territory, charting its role during the World Wars and its strategic importance during the Cold War.

Greenland finds itself at the centre of a renewed ‘great game’, balancing transatlantic ties, rising Chinese influence, and mounting domestic pressures for independence. And that’s before President Trump’s agenda is factored in. Starting from Trump’s plan to purchase Greenland, Elizabeth Buchanan dissects the island’s contemporary role and poses four provocative scenarios for its future—from full independence to an icy geopolitical standoff with Denmark. So You Want to Own Greenland? is an essential read for anyone curious about the future of this frozen frontier and its place on the global stage.

Una guida indispensabile alla Groenlandia: perché è importante, chi la desidera e perché questa terra selvaggia di 56.000 abitanti potrebbe diventare il prossimo punto critico globale. La Groenlandia non è un’isola qualunque. Dalla sua scoperta da parte dei Vichinghi fino alla sua attuale importanza strategica, è stata una frontiera per l’esplorazione umana e per l’impero, emergendo oggi come un facilitatore della competizione geoeconomica.

Questo libro approfondisce la ricca storia e la complessa politica della Groenlandia, rivelando come questa espansione glaciale abbia plasmato – ed è stata plasmata da – il mondo. Questa breve storia inizia con i Vichinghi, la cui misteriosa scomparsa dalla Groenlandia nel 1400 rimane uno dei grandi enigmi della storia. Esplora poi la graduale trasformazione dell’isola da possedimento danese a territorio autonomo, delineandone il ruolo durante le Guerre Mondiali e la sua importanza strategica durante la Guerra Fredda.

La Groenlandia si trova al centro di un rinnovato “grande gioco”, in equilibrio tra i legami transatlantici, la crescente influenza cinese e le crescenti pressioni interne per l’indipendenza. E questo senza considerare l’agenda del presidente Trump. Partendo dal piano di Trump di acquistare la Groenlandia, Elizabeth Buchanan analizza il ruolo attuale dell’isola e propone quattro scenari provocatori per il suo futuro: dalla piena indipendenza a un gelido scontro geopolitico con la Danimarca. So You Want to Own Greenland? è una lettura essenziale per chiunque sia curioso del futuro di questa frontiera ghiacciata e del suo posto sulla scena globale.

Nothing could be further from the truth. This is the story of the United States outside the United States – from nineteenth-century conquests like Alaska and Puerto Rico to the catalogue of islands, archipelagos and military bases dotted around the globe. Full of surprises and previously forgotten episodes, this fascinating book casts America’s history, and its present, in a revealing new light.

Gli Stati Uniti negano di avere sogni di impero. Sappiamo che l’America ha diffuso la sua moneta, la sua lingua e la sua cultura in tutto il mondo, ma continuiamo a considerarla un territorio circoscritto, delimitato dal Canada in alto, dal Messico in basso e dagli oceani su entrambi i lati.

Niente potrebbe essere più lontano dalla verità. Questa è la storia degli Stati Uniti al di fuori degli Stati Uniti: dalle conquiste del XIX secolo come l’Alaska e Porto Rico all’elenco di isole, arcipelaghi e basi militari sparse in tutto il mondo. Ricco di sorprese ed episodi precedentemente dimenticati, questo affascinante libro getta una nuova luce rivelatrice sulla storia americana e sul suo presente.

Once the war with Iraq was over and after the death of the new order’s charismatic founder, Ayatollah Khomeini, the Islamic Republic was consolidated: first by tweaking its institutional arrangements, and then by fostering economic development and post-war reconstruction. A reformist interlude then followed, reversed unceremoniously by a return of populism and a broader authoritarian retrenchment. Today Iran remains at odds with itself, its economy too deeply political to yield meaningful developmental results, its foreign relations too conflicted to allow it a productive place in the community of nations.

As Iran’s nationalities and its women and youth carve out spaces for themselves in the broader narrative, competing identities–religious, national and otherwise–abound. After forty years, the Islamic Republic remains a country in search of itself.

Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture.  This completely revised and updated edition brings the classic text up to date with the events and trends of the past decade, with new material including:the Russia–Ukraine war and Moscow’s alliances with authoritarian states; the conflicts in the Middle East; China’s growing military and strategic power, and its stance on Taiwan; American global power and pivot to the Pacific; Europe’s leaning towards more extreme politics, increased defence spending, and the new ‘Iron Curtain’; Japan’s remilitarisation and increasing powergreat power play in Africa; the growth of Indian economic and military strength.
Read Tim Marshall’s geopolitical primers (Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography) to understand what’s happening in our fast-changing world.