Elemental by Arthur Snell: how climate change influences who holds world power

The cacophony of war grows louder daily. We find ourselves at a level of global volatility that the older among us will remember from decades past. What’s different about this cycle of violence is that we now have an acute climate crisis underpinning it all, which makes Arthur Snell’s Elemental a prescient read. The interconnectedness of geopolitics and climate change is akin to the most complex structure your imagination can conjure. Elemental is therefore a tough read, but a valuable one. Snell presents us with some fascinating geopolitical nuances. For example; how food can be a motivator for war, as…