THE CONFLICT OF LAND AND SEA IN GEOPOLITICS COMPARING THE GEOPOLITICAL THINKING OF HALFORD MACKINDER AND ALFRED MAHAN (1890-1914)
Journal Title: Journal of International Relations and Political Science Studies - Year 2022, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Geopolitical thought goes back to many centuries, as it is rooted in both history and geography. Its modern formulation, however, began in the latter part of the 19th century. This was the time when the British Empire was still a hegemon, although its relative power was in decline. The newcomers, however, were rising fast. Tsarist Russia, the young German Empire, Imperial Japan, and the American colossus of the Western Hemisphere all slowly but surely ate away the dominance of Britain. This situation was reflected by a transformation of the international order, great power rivalry, and vivid geopolitical opining. This paper focuses on the latter. More precisely, the geopolitical thought of the American naval officer and historian Alfred Mahan, and that of British geographer, historian, and politician, Halford Mackinder. Their clashing views signified the antagonism between land and sea powers, a theoretical manifestation of the real opposition between the naval powers and land-based powers of both their era and history. This framework would go on to have a great impact upon strategic thinking and exert influence on geopolitics up until today.
Authors and Affiliations
Benjamin FELLEGİ
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP711610
- DOI -
- Views 73
- Downloads 0
CUMHURİYET İDEOLOJİSİ VE YENİ TOPLUM: TEKİN ALP’İN KEMALİZM YORUMU
Türkiye’de Atatürk dönemi olarak adlandırılan 1923-1938 dönemi, cumhuriyetin ilanı, modernleştirici reformlar ve çıkarılan yasalarla beraber yeni bir sosyoekonomik ve kültürel yapıyı var eden bir devrim dönemidir. Türkiy...
INDIA: IS IT TIME TO GO PRESIDENTIAL?
Indian democracy has come of age, and it is probably time to abandon the colonial heritage as far as its parliamentary system is concerned. Transactionality is the name of the game in India’s parliamentary system, where...
BILL CLINTON DÖNEMİ ABD-ÇİN İLİŞKİLERİ
Soğuk Savaş sonrası dünya siyasetinde en etkili aktör olarak duran ABD, bu üstünlüğünü sürdürebilmek amacı ile yeni potansiyel rakibini kontrol altında tutmak istemiştir. Bu doğrultuda Bill Clinton’ın başkanlığı dönemind...
EVALUATION OF NATO INTERVENTION IN KOSOVO BY CRITERIA OF RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT
During the breakup process of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), the bloody war started first in Croatia and then in Bosnia (1992-1995), then spread to Kosovo. By 1998, a civil war broke out in Kosovo be...
IMPLICATIONS OF REALIST DEFENSIVE FOREIGN POLICY: TOWARDS A TURKISH INTERVENTION IN LIBYA DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND LIBYAN CRISES
Turkish foreign policy significantly shifted in the second decade of the AKP government, as signified by the adoption of the official ‘zero problems with neighbours’ policy in 2009. This shift was necessitated by the cou...