The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West (Praeger Security International)

Both a historical analysis and a call to arms this is the comprehensive policy guide to understanding and engaging in the geopolitics of Eurasia.The 20th century was dominated by three visions of Eurasian geopolitics: The World Island Containment and Prometheism. The World Island: Eurasian Geopolitics and the Fate of the West posits a fourth vision of Eurasian geopolitics: the 21st-century Geopolitical Strategy for Eurasia.Through an original and comprehensive analysis and synthesis of the ideas of Sir Halford Mackinder George Kennan and Jozef Pilsudski this title reestablishes fundamental Western strategy objectives. It analyzes the state of and potential for Western engagement with China Afghanistan Turkey Russia and other Eurasian states and sets out what is at stake for the West in the Eurasian theater. Promoting a robust strategy to further and protect essential Western values the author argues for the development of trade and energy links coupled with the promotion of good governance and the facilitation of policy independence integration and Western-orientation among the Eurasian nations.Five maps showing Mackinders Heartland of the World Island Kennans Containment of the World Island Pilsudskis Prometheism Pilsudskis Intermarum and Petersens 21st Century Geopolitical Strategy for EurasiaIllustrationsA chronology