Using the principles of Halford J. Mackinder and Nicholas John Spykman to reevaluate a twenty-first-century geopolitical framework for the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11222018 |
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| Authors | Martin Mitchell (Minnesota State University, Mankato, corresponding author), Martin D Mitchell (Department of Geography, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 407-424 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Comparative Strategy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-5933 • E-ISSN: 1521-0448 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01495933.2020.1803709 |
| OpenAlex | W3085317485 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The dynamic concepts and principles enunciated by two classic twentieth-century thinkers, Halford J. Mackinder, a geographer from Oxford University and Nicholas J. Spykman, a historian from Yale University, are analyzed within their historical context to better understand their dynamic geopolitical concepts such as the Heartland, Pivot Areas, Eurasian Maritime Periphery, and the role of Latin America. Their concepts are subsequently qualified and applied to form a more coherent geopolitical framework for aligning American foreign and military policies to ensure that Washington’s inherent interests are protected to the greatest extent possible from a rising Asian power namely, China
Archaeology · China · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Foreign policy · Geographer · Geography · Geopolitics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Economic Zones and Regional Development · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · International Relations in Latin America · Law
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |