Geopolitics and geostrategy: the heartland theory

27 August 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  13 minutes

Map of the "Heartland Theory", as published by Halford Mackinder in 1904

Map of the “Heartland Theory”, as published by Halford Mackinder in 1904

The Geographical Pivot of History” is an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the Royal Geographical Society that advances his heartland theory. In this article, Mackinder extended the scope of geopolitical analysis to encompass the entire globe. According to Mackinder, the Earth’s land surface was divisible into:   read more…

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