| ID | 155289 |
| Title Proper | Mackinder’s geopolitical perspective revisited |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sloan, Geoffrey ; Leonard Hochberg, Geoffrey Sloan ; Hochberg, Leonard |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores three themes related to classical geopolitics: first, it presents reasons why scholars and commentators abandoned geopolitical analysis after World War II, and then reengaged with geopolitical factors after the Soviet Union’s collapse; second, it suggests how Mackinder’s geopolitical concept of the heartland illuminates the strategic goals of Russia and China, the leading powers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization; and, third, it introduces utility of classical geopolitical thought for how the United States might respond to the potential domination of Mackinder’s heartland by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. |
| `In' analytical Note | Orbis Vol. 61, No.4; Fall 2017: p.575-592 |
| Journal Source | Orbis 2017-12 61, 4 |
| Key Words | Classical Geopolitics ; Mackinder’s Geopolitical ; Perspective Revisited |