Why India Fears China | Newsweek.com

Posted by Matt in October 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, India, beijing, China, Fealty, Independent Kingdoms, India, Indian Territory, Newsweek, Newsweek International, Northern Mountains, Obsession, Square Kilometers, Stretches, Tibet

China claims some 90,000 square kilometers of Indian territory. And most of those claims are tangled up with Tibet. Large swaths of India’s northern mountains were once part of Tibet. Other stretches belonged to semi-independent kingdoms that paid fealty to Lhasa. Because Beijing now claims Tibet as part of China, it has by extension sought [...]

NATO Of The South: Chile, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica

Posted by Matt in June 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, 5 Million, Africa Australia, Antarctic Ocean, Antarctica, Australia And New Zealand, Australian Antarctic Territory, British Commonwealth, Chile, Commonwealth Nations, Continental Shelf, Military Alliances, Military Ties, NATO, NATO Of The South, Nato States, Oceans, One Million, South Africa, South American Countries, South Chile, Square Kilometers, United Nations Commission

The four countries directly north of the Antarctic Ocean are Chile, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand and all four are to varying degrees being integrated into Western military alliances; all four have bilateral military ties to the United States and with other NATO states, three directly with NATO itself.
With Britain filing a claim with [...]

The Geopolitics of Iran: Holding the Center of a Mountain Fortress

Posted by Matt in July 24th, 2008 | 2 comments

Published in Iran, 30 Million, Afghanistan Iraq, Bandar Abbas, Caucasus, Euphrates Basin, Frontiers, geopolitics, George Friedman, Heartland, Iranian Side, Iraqi Side, Kurdish Regions, Mountain Fortress, Northwestern Border, Populous Country, Square Kilometers, Tigris Euphrates, Western Border, Western Europe, Zagros

By George Friedman

To understand Iran, you must begin by understanding how large it is. Iran is the 17th largest country in world. It measures 1,684,000 square kilometers. That means that its territory is larger than the combined territories of France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Portugal – Western Europe. Iran is the 16th most [...]

France Eyes Massive Expansion of its Oceans

Posted by Matt in May 7th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Europe, Exclusive Economic Zone, Fears, France, Massive Expansion, Millennia, Oceans, Oceans 11, Photo Gallery, Rush, Square Kilometers, World Oceans, World S Oceans

France already controls 11 million square kilometers of the world’s oceans, second only to the US. Now they want more, demanding the equivalent of three Germanys all in one gulp. It’s part of a rush to divvy up the world’s oceans by this time next year. more…

Photo Gallery: The Race to Claim the Seas
Millennia of [...]