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Copyright 2011 by Alexandros Petersen All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Petersen, Alexandros. The World Island : Eurasian geopolitics and the fate of the West/Alexandros Petersen. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-39137-8 (hard copy : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-39138-5 (ebook) 1. Eurasia–Politics and government. 2. Geopolitics–Eurasia. 3. Eurasia–Foreign relations– Western countries. 4. Western countries–Foreign relations–Eurasia. 5. Russia (Federation)– Foreign relations–Western countries. 6. Western countries–Foreign relations–Russia (Federation) 7. China–Foreign relations–Western countries. 8. Western countries–Foreign relations–China. 9. Eurasia–Strategic aspects. 10. Security, International. I. Title. DS33.3.P44 2011 327.5—dc22 2010053258 ISBN: 978–0–313–39137–8 EISBN: 978–0–313–39138–5 15 14 13 12 11 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America