West/Non-West: Funhouse Mirror of World Politics

... geopolitics, namely Land vs Sea. In fact, it represents a continuation of the same opposition between colonial Empires of the West and continental powers of the East. This distinction implies the world division into maritime-based powers (Thalassocracy ... ... maritime or continental position of the leading powers. And it’s exactly what later evolved into concepts of the Heartland, Lenaland, and Rimland. Andrey Kortunov: Heartland Reunion: Geopolitical Chimera or Historical Chance? Since the Earth's surface ...