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Sir Halford Mackinder
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Democratic Ideas and Reality at 100: The Heartland of Asia
By Francis P. Sempa
As the 100th anniversary of Sir Halford Mackinder’s pivotal work approaches, a look at how it remains as prescient as ever.
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Mackinder Revisited: Will China Establish Eurasian Empire 3.0?
By Artyom Lukin
China has emerged as a new contender for control over Mackinder’s “Heartland.”
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Is China Bidding for the Heartland?
By Francis P. Sempa
Beijing doesn’t have to choose between land and sea predominance. It could have both.
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South China Sea: The "Heartsea"?
Is the South China Sea really a “watery Heartland” from which a dominant power can rule the Pacific and Indian oceans?
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