Be Still My Heartland
Mackinder's Heartland (which is still a real thing) is being surrounded and sabotaged. This piece claims that Washington is engineering it successfully except the China–Iran–Türkiye axis, leaving Beijing with only one viable land route to Europe. Here's the list: the Northern Corridor (Russia) is dead due to sanctions and Europe's Russophobia. The Middle Corridor (Caucasus) has been destabilized by U.S./NATO influence in Armenia, Azerbaijan–Iran tensions, and Turkish opportunism. The Caspian / Black Sea routes have been undermine likewise by U.S. pressure, instability, and China abandoning the Georgian deep‑water port. The North–South Corridor (Russia–Iran–India) is collapsing because India is drifting into the U.S.–Israel orbit. The Arctic / Baltic routes are militarized and increasingly blocked by NATO. The Maritime routes are disrupted by U.S. naval actions and the “Malacca toll booth” threat. These are the core claims. The article concludes that Iran is now the indis...