An Evening at The Octagon with Tim Marshall

Tim Marshall author of The Prisoners of Geography, The Power of Geography and The Future of Geography will be joining us for an evening at The Octagon Theatre.

' How Power and Politics in space will change our world'

Spy satellites orbiting the Moon. Space metals worth billions. Humans on Mars within our lifetimes. This isn't science fiction. It's astropolitics. We're entering a new space race - and it could revolutionise life on  Earth.   Space: the new frontier, a wild and lawless place. It is  already central to communication, economics, military strategy and  international relations on Earth. Now, it is the latest arena  for human exploration, exploitation - and, possibly, conquest. We're  heading up and out, and we're taking our power struggles with us. China,  the USA and Russia are leading the way. From physical  territory and resources to satellites, weaponry and strategic choke  points, geopolitics is as important in…