Democratic Ideals And Reality by Halford John Mackinder
A Study in the Politics of Reconstruction
A seminal geopolitical argument that liberal democratic aspirations must be grounded in geographic realities, it contends that control of the Eurasian Heartland—newly empowered by rail transport and less vulnerable to sea power—offers decisive global leverage. It critiques postwar idealism and urges statesmen to craft a stable order by balancing land and sea powers, establishing buffer states in Eastern Europe, and aligning political settlements with enduring physical constraints to secure lasting peace.
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- 1919
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