Timothy John Marshall (born 1 May 1959) is a British

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, and broadcaster, specialising in

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and international diplomacy. Marshall is a guest commentator on world events for the

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and a guest presenter on

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, and was formerly the diplomatic and also foreign affairs editor for

. He has written seven books including ''

Prisoners of Geography ''Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics'' is a 2015 non-fiction book about geopolitics by the British author and journalist Tim Marshall. The author has also released a children's illus ...

'' – a

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and #1 Sunday Times bestseller. He also released a children's illustrated version of this book in 2019, '' Prisoners of Geography: Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps'', nominated for Waterstones Book of the Year. Other titles include '' The Power of Geography'' a #2 Sunday Times bestseller; ''Shadowplay: The Inside Story Of Europe's Last War'', and 2018 Sunday Times bestseller '' Divided: Why We’re Living In An Age Of Walls''. Marshall is founder and editor of news web platfor
thewhatandthewhy.com
a site for journalists, politicians, foreign affairs analysts, and enthusiasts to share their views on world news events.

Education

Marshall was educated at Prince Henry's Grammar School, a state-funded comprehensive school in the market town of

Otley Otley is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at a bridging point on the River Wharfe, in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Historic counties of England, Historically a part of the West Ridi ...

, near

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

Career

Marshall began his journalistic career reporting for

and was their Paris Bureau Correspondent for three years. He has also reported for the

and has written for a number of national newspapers. He was also the longstanding Foreign Affairs Editor and then Diplomatic Editor for

. During over twenty-four years at Sky News, Marshall reported from thirty countries and covered the events of twelve wars. He has reported from Europe, the United States, (covering three US Presidential Elections), and Asia, as well as from the field in

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and He ...

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and

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

during the

Balkan The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

wars of the 1990s. He spent the majority of the 1999

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

crisis in

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, where he was one of the few western journalists who stayed on to report from one of the main targets of

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bombing raids. He was in

on the day NATO troops advanced into

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and ...

. Marshall reported from the front line during the invasion of Afghanistan and spent time in Iraq, reporting on the country's transition to democracy. He has reported from Libya, Egypt, Syria and Tunisia during the uprisings across the

Arab World The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western A ...

. As Sky News Middle East Correspondent, based in Jerusalem, he covered Israel's Gaza disengagement in August 2005. He was also Sky News Europe Correspondent, heading up their Brussels news bureau and also regularly contributed to the channel's former World News Tonight international news bulletin (including as stand-in host). Marshall's blog, 'Foreign Matters', was short-listed for the Orwell Prize 2010. In 2004 he was a finalist in the

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's News Event category for his

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coverage. He won finalist certificates in 2007, for a report on the

Mujahideen ''Mujahideen'', or ''Mujahidin'' ( ar, مُجَاهِدِين, mujāhidīn), is the plural form of ''mujahid'' ( ar, مجاهد, mujāhid, strugglers or strivers or justice, right conduct, Godly rule, etc. doers of jihād), an Arabic term th ...

, and in 2004 for his documentary 'The Desert Kingdom' which featured exclusive access to Crown Prince Abdullah and his palaces. One of his most notable moments on Sky News involved a six-hour unbroken broadcast during the first

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. He was the last journalist to interview Pakistan's

Benazhir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto ( ur, بینظیر بُھٹو; sd, بينظير ڀُٽو; Urdu ; 21 June 1953 – 27 December 2007) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 t ...

ahead of her return from exile and subsequent assassination. Marshall's book, ''Prisoners of Geography'', was released in the UK in July 2015 and in the U.S. in October 2015. He continues to broadcast and comment on foreign affairs and is a regular guest on BBC, Sky News and on

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Radio's 'Midori House'. Tim Marshall Robert Elms 2014

He is the founder and editor of thewhatandthewhy.com. Launched in February 2015, the site analyses world events and has contributions from writers from the world of politics and journalism.

Personal life

Tim Marshall is reported to be a supporter of Leeds United - on Politics Live on 22 February 2022, a Leeds United logo was visible at his home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. In his book ''Shadowplay: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War'', Marshall says he was supporting Bayern Munich in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final against Manchester United because he was a Leeds United supporter.

Publications

Marshall has written a number of books including: * ''Dirty Northern B*st*rds'' – about the history of Britain's

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(August 2014, Elliott & Thompson). The book was favourably reviewed in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Sun'' and was "Book of the Week" in ''

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'' sports section. It was dedicated to the memory of Sky News cameraman Mickey Deane, a longtime colleague and friend of Marshall's, who was shot dead in Cairo in August 2013. * ''Shadowplay - Behind The Lines & Under Fire (The Inside Story Of Europe's Last War)''. A book which documents the downfall of

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and contains Marshall's account of his experiences during the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...

. (Release: June 2019) * ''Prisoners of Geography - Our World Explained in 12 Simple Maps''. (Children's illustrated title. Released October, 2019) * ''The Power of Geography - Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of our World''. (Elliott and Thompson. Released 2021)

Politics of place series

* ''

'' is an international bestseller explaining how a country's geography affects their internal fortunes and international strategy. This book became the No. 1 Sunday Times best seller, a New York Times best seller and during August 2016 was Waterstones 'Non-fiction Book of the Month' & no. 1 best selling paperback. It made the MPs Summer 2015 Reading List and received favourable reviews both internationally and in the UK (including in '' The Evening Standard'' and ''

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''). (2015) * '' Worth Dying For - The Power & Politics Of Flags'' "Former Sky News editor pens book on flags" 13 May 2016 by Katherine Cowdrey at thebookseller.com
Accessed 15 April 2017 - is a book which covers the symbolism, culture and history behind the world's flags. Published by Elliott & Thompson (2016) * '' Divided - Why We're living in an Age of Walls'' (2018) * '' The Power of Geography - Ten Maps That Reveal The Future Of Our World'' (2021)

References

External links

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The What & The Why
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