A Mackinder–Mahan Geopolitical View of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Adam Leong Kok Wey
5 July 20199 Minute Read
Map from Halford Mackinder’s ‘The Geographical Pivot of History’, depicting the ‘Pivot Area’ (or ‘Heartland’) in central Eurasia. If successful, China ’s Belt and Road Initiative will embolden Chinese influence in this vital region, undercutting Russia’s h
Both born over 100 years ago, the geopolitical theories of Halford J Mackinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan offer timely clarity of the strategic interests behind China’s Belt and Road Initiative
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