West/Non-West: Funhouse Mirror of World Politics

... This region situated in the middle of Eurasia is protected by deserts and large mountain systems and what is more important the rivers running there like the Volga, Ural, Angara, Syr Darya, Amu Darya don’t flow into any ocean. Thus, together with the Lenaland, in the North-Eastern part of Eurasia, there is a vast expanse which is completely out of reach of any Sea power. And whoever controls this region will turn into the most powerful State in the world. Building on this theory, H. Mackinder considered the Heartland along ...