The World Island
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The World Island

Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The World Island

Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West

About this book

Both a historical analysis and a call to arms, this is the comprehensive policy guide to understanding and engaging in the geopolitics of Eurasia. The 20th century was dominated by three visions of Eurasian geopolitics: "The World Island, " "Containment, " and "Prometheism." The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West posits a fourth vision of Eurasian geopolitics: the 21st-century Geopolitical Strategy for Eurasia. Through an original and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the ideas of Sir Halford Mackinder, George Kennan, and Jozef Pilsudski, this title reestablishes fundamental Western strategy objectives. It analyzes the state of and potential for Western engagement with China, Afghanistan, Turkey, Russia, and other Eurasian states and sets out what is at stake for the West in the Eurasian theater. Promoting a robust strategy to further and protect essential Western values, the author argues for the development of trade and energy links, coupled with the promotion of good governance and the facilitation of policy independence, integration, and Western-orientation among the Eurasian nations.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1 Introduction: Ideas and Geopolitics
  7. Chapter 2 Sir Halford Mackinder and the World Island
  8. Chapter 3 George Kennan and Containment
  9. Chapter 4 Josef Pilsudski and Prometheism-Intermarum
  10. Chapter 5 The World Island in the Twenty-First Century
  11. Chapter 6 A Twenty-First-Century Geopolitical Strategy for Eurasia
  12. Chapter 7 Conclusion: New, Old, or Enduring Geopolitics?
  13. Notes
  14. Selected Bibliography
  15. Index