EI Weekly Listen — The geopolitics and grand strategy of Alfred Thayer Mahan

May 25, 2023

Alfred Thayer Mahan's writings on naval warfare have overshadowed his contributions to geopolitics. His theories, however, are clearly playing out today. Read by Leighton Pugh.

A print of a First World War Imperial German Navy battlecruiser, the SMS Goeben.
A print of a First World War Imperial German Navy battlecruiser, the SMS Goeben. Credit: Troy GB images / Alamy Stock Photo

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