We can focus on regional politics all we want, but that blinds us to macro-patterns and issues that affect us at a global level. In his latest bestseller, Marshall does a great job of explaining how space is politicised, and what it means for our immediate future. Describing the current situation is easy enough, but predicting the future is always a fool’s game. Marshall does a great job of focusing on probabilities and current changes to outline what he sees as our common future.