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'Authoritative and compelling, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Europe of today and tomorrow -- Peter Frankopan, author ofTHE SILK ROADS Long before Putin's invasion of Ukraine, conflict was simmering on Europe's borders. In overlooked territories in eastern Europe, the eastern Mediterranean and the Caucasus - from the Balkans and Cyprus to Abkhazia on the fringes of Georgia - local disputes spiral into regional crises, global alliances are forged and broken, and power is brokered while the West looks elsewhere. In Hinterlands, acclaimed correspondent Hannah Lucinda Smith draws on vivid first-hand encounters with politicians, spies and ordinary people caught in the crosshairs to paint a gripping portrait of Europe at its edges - and the struggles that will define its future. 'Compelling and disquieting' JON LEE ANDERSON, author of The Fall of Baghdad Brilliantly reported and sharply analysed, Hinterlands shines a light on the disputed on the disputed regions that are on the frontline of great power conflict -- Gideon Rachman, author of THE AGE OF THE STRONGMAN 'Gripping and thought-provoking... poignant stories, memorably told' EDWARD LUCAS, author of The New Cold War A gripping and elegantly written exploration of Europe's little-understood frontiers. Hannah Lucinda Smith reveals why the continent's borderlands matter - and how they are quietly reshaping the future of the continent. -- Peter Frankopan, author of THE SILK ROADS

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Praise for Hannah Lucinda Smith's previous book: Essential reading, full stop -- Peter Frankopan Empathetic and engaging... full of dazzling cameos and incidental delights * Financial Times * There is never a dull page... comprehensive and nuanced * The Times * One should begin by applauding Smith's courage and determination in remaining in both Syria and Turkey during their upheavals and keeping her cool as a journalist ... Could not be timelier * New Statesman *

Deftly drawn vignettes and sharp insights make Hinterlands a gripping and thought-provoking read ... The geopolitical tides that she charts are not abstract, they touch real lives: the author's sympathy for her subjects makes her characters leap from the page: poignant stories, memorably told -- EDWARD LUCAS, author of The New Cold War A fascinating journey into the greyer, murkier corners of Europe's political geography. Do the keys to the future lie in the hinterlands, where new frontiers are already being drawn? In this compelling, disquieting book, Hannah Lucinda Smith suggests that they do -- JON LEE ANDERSON, author of The Fall of Baghdad Praise for Hannah Lucinda Smith's previous books: Essential reading, full stop -- PETER FRANKOPAN Empathetic and engaging... full of dazzling cameos and incidental delights * Financial Times * Comprehensive and nuanced * The Times * One should begin by applauding Smith's courage and determination in remaining in both Syria and Turkey during their upheavals and keeping her cool as a journalist ... Could not be timelier * New Statesman *

Brilliantly reported and sharply analysed, Hinterlands shines a light on the disputed on the disputed regions that are on the frontline of great power conflict -- Gideon Rachman, author of THE AGE OF THE STRONGMAN A gripping and elegantly written exploration of Europe's little-understood frontiers. Hannah Lucinda Smith reveals why the continent's borderlands matter - and how they are quietly reshaping the future of the continent. Authoritative and compelling, this is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand Europe of today and tomorrow -- Peter Frankopan, author of THE SILK ROADS An important book which provides a compelling reminder of Europe's half-forgotten border conflicts, each of them capable of erupting once again into war -- Sam Miller, author of MIGRANTS Deftly drawn vignettes and sharp insights make Hinterlands a gripping and thought-provoking read ... Her characters leap from the page: poignant stories, memorably told -- EDWARD LUCAS, author of The New Cold War A fascinating journey into the greyer, murkier corners of Europe's political geography -- JON LEE ANDERSON, author of The Fall of Baghdad Empathetic and engaging... full of dazzling cameos and incidental delights * Financial Times * Comprehensive and nuanced * The Times * One should begin by applauding Smith's courage and determination in remaining in both Syria and Turkey during their upheavals and keeping her cool as a journalist ... Could not be timelier * New Statesman *

Praise for Hannah Lucinda Smith's previous book: Essential reading, full stop -- PETER FRANKOPAN Empathetic and engaging... full of dazzling cameos and incidental delights * Financial Times * Comprehensive and nuanced * The Times * One should begin by applauding Smith's courage and determination in remaining in both Syria and Turkey during their upheavals and keeping her cool as a journalist ... Could not be timelier * New Statesman *

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Hannah Lucinda Smith is a writer, consultant and reporter for The Times and The Economist. She has spent over 14 years covering the Middle East and the Balkans. A consistent Pulitzer grantee, she has also contributed to the Atlantic, Monocle, Spectator, Wired and TLS, among others, and has featured on BBC TV and radio. She is the author of Erdogan Rising and the co-writer of Zarifa.

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