The Geographical Pivot of History

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"The Geographical Pivot of History"

Halford John Mackinder, the author
Author	Halford John Mackinder
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Publication date	1904
Media type	Paper

"The Geographical Pivot of History" is an article submitted by Halford John Mackinder in 1904 to the Royal Geographical Society that advances his heartland theory.^[1][2][3] In this article, Mackinder extended the scope of geopolitical analysis to encompass the entire globe. He defined Afro-Eurasia as the "world island" and its "heartland" as the area east of the Volga, south of the Arctic, west of the Yangtze, and north of the Himalayas. Due to its strategic location and natural resources, Mackinder argued that whoever controlled the "heartland" could control the world.