In 1904, Sir Halford Mackinder published “The Geographical Pivot of History” at the Royal Geographical Society.1 Given the distribution of war potential, he argued that Eurasia, which he called the world island, was a seat of world power: if a great power were to become preponderant on the world island, it would become a global hegemon. He argued further that the only way for a power to gain control of the ‘world island’ was for it to gain control of the
The View From Mount Olympus
The View From Mount Olympus
The View From Mount Olympus
In 1904, Sir Halford Mackinder published “The Geographical Pivot of History” at the Royal Geographical Society.1 Given the distribution of war potential, he argued that Eurasia, which he called the world island, was a seat of world power: if a great power were to become preponderant on the world island, it would become a global hegemon. He argued further that the only way for a power to gain control of the ‘world island’ was for it to gain control of the