Does England Hate Russia? England, Truman and the Greek Connection

... Japanese submarines and fired on them, killing two and sinking a boat. This became known as the Dogger Bank incident, and nearly led to war between Britain and Russia. Mackinder’s Geopolitical Obsession and the Poisoning of Geography Although the term “geopolitics” only came into fashion with Swedish political scientist Rudolf Kjellén (1864–1922), the founding father of geopolitical thinking is considered to be German geographer Friedrich Ratzel (1844–1904). Be that as it may, grabbing the resources ...