Sir Halford J. Mackinder: The Heartland Theory
Introducing the British politician, scholar, and geographer who is considered one of the pioneers of geopolitics and geostrategy. He is credited for bringing the...
Was Haushofer Hitler’s intellectual godfather? Yes! No! or Maybe!
Meet the man whose concept of Geopolitik influenced the ideological development of Adolf Hitler and his deputy Rudolf Hess. During Hess and Hitler’s incarceration...
The Russian Revolution and Communism
Russia was removed from World War I and, in many ways, from Europe by the Bolshevik Revolution in November 1917. It then embarked on...
Divided Europe, the Cold War, and Decolonization
Europe was destroyed, worn out, occupied, and divided after the end of World War II. Compared to the first war of the century, the...
Development of Poison Gas during the First World War
Every conflict reveals a new method of murdering and maiming soldiers. In the 16th and 17th centuries, gunpowder made it possible to, regrettably, kill...