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Examine the concept and contemporary relevance of the concept of ‘pivot area.’

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  • Political Aspects

Sir Halford John Mackinder advanced the pivot area thesis in "The Geographical Pivot of History" (1904), presenting the central Eurasian landmass as the pivot of world power — a landlocked, resource-rich interior from which land-based mobility could threaten the maritime powers. The concept restlessly outlives its geography: the pivot today is less a fixed region…

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  • The Classical Understanding of the Pivot Area
  • The Pivot as a Moving Target
  • The Contemporary Relevance: Pivots in Every Domain
  • A Critical View
  • Conclusion

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