Nicholas J Spykman The Geography Of The Peace Pdf Today

The Rimland is the coastal fringe of Eurasia: Western Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China, and Japan. It is the zone of maritime access, dense population, and industrial resources.

(Note: Many PDF scans include an introduction by Frederick Sherwood Dunn, which is also valuable.)

Nye, J. S. (2008). The Powers to Lead. Oxford University Press.

Spykman famously countered Halford Mackinder’s "Heartland Theory." While Mackinder believed control of Central Asia (the Heartland) led to world dominance, Spykman argued that the —the maritime fringe of Eurasia including Europe, the Middle East, India, and East Asia—was the true "pivot" of power.