"Why Taiwan Has Become The ‘Geographical Pivot Of History’" Topic
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Tango01 | 30 Sep 2020 4:14 p.m. PST |
… In The Pacific Age "At the dawn of the 20th century, British geographer Halford MacKinder proposed that there was a "geographical pivot of history" in central Asia from which a nation such as Russia could potentially dominate all of Eurasia. MacKinder's idea was a counterpoint to the writings of his contemporary, American historian and naval officer Alfred Thayer Mahan, who argued that command of the seas was the surest path a nation might follow to global power. Mahan's writings have tended to hold up better over time, although the theories of both men were undercut by the advent of long-range air power and other innovations that diminished the strategic significance of geography…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
pikeman666 | 30 Sep 2020 4:33 p.m. PST |
Except that Mahan ignores the possibility of civilian populations held hostage by tyrant regimes unfettered by morality. The best case would have Taiwan obliterated by ballistic missile barrages, despite the wholesale destruction of conventional Red Chinese assets. The tyrant regime could care less about loss of life and casualties. But Taiwan would be a funeral pyre. |
Tango01 | 01 Oct 2020 12:34 p.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 01 Oct 2020 2:49 p.m. PST |
Good points pikeman. And at the beginning of the 20th Century no one had cruise missiles, ICBMs, or nukes either. |
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