11-18-2015, 04:20 PM
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/14/buck-sexton-breaks-down-mackinders-geographical-pivot-of-history-and-how-it-relates-to-the-world-today/
Quote:Sexton pointed to an esoteric work by Halford Mackinder called “The Geographical Pivot of History,” saying: “[Mackinder] was really the father of modern geo-political strategy. And what you have here is the map that is based upon his ‘Geographical Pivot of History’ paper that he published in 1904. What this essentially says is for a country to rule the world — for it to be the preeminent power of the world — it has to control this area.”
“Anybody who controls this controls resources that have dramatic impact on the geo-stratetic balance of the world,” he continued to explain. “This, by the way, also gives us a sense of why the U.S. has bases surrounding the area.”
He added: “This is essentially where all the world powers meet — and it’s determined by geography, not even necessarily ideology.”
Sexton explained that for a great power, you need great resources. When Mackinder came up with the theory, coal, timber, and iron ore were the resources that powered the world.
“However, now with the fossil fuel economy, you bring the Middle East into the equation, it dramatically changes the entire thing,” he said. “You’ve talked about World War III…If it’s going to happen it will be triggered in this area because that’s the only place where these world powers collide.”
