Center Stage For The 21st Century: Rivalry In The Indian Ocean

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From Real Clear Politics:

Note: This essay appears in the March/April 2009 edition of Foreign Affairs.

For better or worse, phrases such "the Cold War" and "the clash of civilizations" matter. In a similar way, so do maps. The right map can stimulate foresight by providing a spatial view of critical trends in world politics. Understanding the map of Europe was essential to understanding the twentieth century. Although recent technological advances and economic integration have encouraged global thinking, some places continue to count more than others. And in some of those, such as Iraq and Pakistan, two countries with inherently artificial contours, politics is still at the mercy of geography.

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My Comment: Almost 2 Billion people border the Indian Ocean. Rivalries and animosities have been there throughout history .... and should grow as technology and advances in communications makes the Indian Ocean smaller everyday.

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