West/Non-West: Funhouse Mirror of World Politics

... Afghanistan in particular would be a region many States would struggle to possess. However, the First and Second World Wars fought over Eastern Europe made Mackinder reexamine his views. Committed to his theory, he argued that the best way to reach the Heartland was now through the Intermarium region located between two East European seas which have a dual structure. This means if the Danish and Turkish Straits are blocked then they become lakes, thereby cutting off the power of the Heartland from the World Ocean. Mackinder also developed the strategy of Atlanticism ...