The Problem of Asia And Its Effect Upon International Policies
The book The Problem of Asia And Its Effect Upon International Policies was written by author Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer), 1840-1914 Here you can read free online of The Problem of Asia And Its Effect Upon International Policies book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Problem of Asia And Its Effect Upon International Policies a good or bad book?
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Germany's interest, while differing in kind and in degree, is no less real ; and the irreversible fact remains that in the entrance of the Black Sea, in the valley of Mesopotamia, and in the table-lands of Asia Minor, by virtue of their natural features, of their extent, and of their central position, rests an ultimate control of the eastern Mediterranean, resembling that exercised some centuries ago by the Ottoman Turks. In the days of sails, however, loss of control did not involve exclusion ...from the best sea road to the The Problem of Asia 129 East, as it now would. The matter is pre- eminently the concern of Germany and Great Britain; but with theirs is associated that of Italy, because France has deliberately cast in her lot with Russia, which, by the nature of things, must be opposed alike to Latin and Teutonic pre- dominance in the regions named. It lies beyond the scope of United States' activities, but not outside of our lively solicitude. It affects us in that it touches to the quick the freedom and rapidity of intercourse with the East on the part of those whose policy there must run even with ours, because of the similarity which characterizes alike our strength and our interests.
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