title: Brzezinski and Mackinder theories: Role and influence on the political construction of Eurasia
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metadata.value: Singh, Akanksha
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-02-18T11:38:40Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-02-18T11:38:40Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2020-12
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metadata.value: Singh A. Brzezinski and Mackinder theories: Role and influence on the political construction of Eurasia. Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2020, vol. 13, issue 4, pp. 527–535.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2020.407
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/24314
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metadata.value: International relations theories act as the guiding lantern to provide a simple yet powerful description
  of international phenomena such as war, expansionism, alliances and cooperation.
  Thus, the primary objective of this article is to analyze international relations theories, their
  roles and influence on global politics hereby bridging the gap between the abstract world of
  theory and the real world of policy. The article utilizes the Grand Chess Board and Heartland
  theories on the regional geopolitical processes in Eurasia. The core argument of the article is
  that theoretical perception creates regional identities, and states use these emerged identities
  to influence geopolitical traditions. The Grand Chess Board theory of Brzezinski states that in
  order to sustain its position as a global hegemon, the US needs to control and manage Eurasia.
  Moreover, this article analyses American foreign policy in Eurasia under the umbrella of the
  Grand Chess Board theory. The Chinese strategy towards Eurasia through the prism of Mackinder’s
  Heartland theory is also explored. By analyzing initiatives such as One Belt One Road
  (OBOR), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the energy push in Central Asia, this
  article can serve as an examination into the Chinese taking up the mantle of the heartland to
  emerge as the land power of the 21st century.
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: en
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 13; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: geopolitics
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: foreign policy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: international relations theory
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: China
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Central Asia
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Eurasia
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: USA
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Brzezinski and Mackinder theories: Role and influence on the political construction of Eurasia
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metadata.value: Article
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