Ep 83: Aaron O’Connell on 'Geopolitics 101'

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

The Unconventional Career of a Marine and Scholar

01:49 • 2min

3

The Importance of Geopolitical Thinking in American Military History

04:02 • 2min

4

Mahan McKinder and Alfred Thayer Mahan

05:37 • 3min

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Mahan's Theory of Interior Lines on the Ocean and Sea Lanes of Communication

09:01 • 3min

6

The Importance of Choke Points in Maritime Trade

12:27 • 3min

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Mahan's Influence on American Foreign Policy

15:29 • 2min

8

The Importance of the Chinese Marine Corps

17:20 • 2min

9

The Differences Between the United States and China in the Eastern South, China Seas

19:33 • 2min

10

Halford McKinder: The Best Prose Stylist of All

21:06 • 5min

11

The Geopolitics of McKinder

25:51 • 2min

12

The Importance of the Heartland in the Cold War

28:05 • 3min

13

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Inner Crescentent

30:48 • 2min

14

The Importance of McKinder in the History of Security Studies

32:56 • 2min

15

The Importance of Geography in Peace

35:21 • 2min

16

The Importance of Regime Types in Democracy

37:12 • 2min

17

The Importance of the Literals in American Foreign Policy

38:45 • 3min

18

The Role of the United States in the Rise of the British Empire

41:25 • 4min

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The Role of Partnerships in the Cold War

45:18 • 3min