InDialogue & DiscoursebyJan Krikke·Oct 22Why the historical context of the Ukraine war mattersMackinder’s Heartland TheoryA response icon2A response icon2
Tectonic Dispatch·Oct 6China and russia plan joint arctic timber complex as border zones deepenThe Polyarnaya pulp mill at Amazar, 400 km from the Chinese border, would be the first jointly drafted industrial master plan on the…
Tectonic Dispatch·Aug 6Russia's far east bet on china creates new border economy in primoryeMoscow has opened 12 Advanced Special Economic Zones along the Chinese border, with Beijing firms accounting for 71 percent of new…
Tectonic Dispatch·Jul 16China's quiet annexation of russia's far east acceleratesBeijing now controls 90% of foreign investment in a region the size of Western Europe, with 30,000 Russian troops to hold it.
Tectonic Dispatch·Jun 30Russia’s far east gamble: china’s border zones are rewriting the mapTrade along the Amur River Basin hit $24 billion in 2025, while Chinese-led industrial parks now employ 140,000 Russian workers across…
Tectonic Dispatch·Jun 28Mackinder’s 1904 map still explains the 2026 scramble for central eurasiaThe Middle Corridor bypasses Russia with 12 million tonnes of cargo in 2025, while the Heartland’s lithium and rare earth reserves tilt the…
InThe Geopolitical EconomistbyThe JJ ThinkTank·Mar 15, 2024The ever-present Great Game — though now there seems to be a twistWho rules East Europe commands the Heartland; Who rules the heartland commands the World-island; Who rules the World-island commands the…
