This volume looks back at the vital influence of weather and geography on naval power in the long age of sail and looks forward to the consequences of the revival of geopolitics in post-Soviet Russia and the space-based field of "astropolitics". The British Army Review "For those for whom geopolitics is a closed subject, or are unclear as to what it is all about, this book (or parts of it at least) provides an interesting and painless entry. "Geography, July 2000"Many geographers might think that there was little new to say, but these essays reveal subtle and dynamic view of the world order from the past. [sic] Crucially, the ideas are now extended into new areas in this book. ... This is a significant and readable book which ought to be essential reading for any serious student of geopolitics.