Asian issues and their impact on international politics

Author: Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The speed and direction of the world's movement are largely determined by geographical and natural conditions. Beyond these, there are racial characteristics. We likely possess the main components of this raw material, which gradually weaves into history under the influence of various internal and external dynamics. The process of creation can be glimpsed in the progression of various events; however, in both current history and the entire past, these events contain a vast amount of details. These details, due to their diverse and conflicting developmental directions, not only confuse the investigator but also produce a completely chaotic sense, obscuring the decisive conditions. At first glance, these conditions are entirely concealed. Nevertheless, these conditions always exist; they influence and constrain all events, while these events themselves often appear as a chaotic interweaving, completely lacking any sufficient guiding force.