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heartland theory: a standalone construct

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Political geography

the claim that control of the inner Eurasian pivot area, safe from sea power, confers world dominance.

In political geography, heartland theory refers to the claim that control of the inner Eurasian pivot area, safe from sea power, confers world dominance. This meaning comes from Mackinder (1904) in The Geographical Journal.[1]

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References

Mackinder, H. J. (1904). The Geographical Pivot of History. The Geographical Journal, 23(4), 421. https://doi.org/10.2307/1775498

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