This article tests Nicholas J. Spykman’s rimland theory relevance to better frame the logic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This test seems particularly appropriate since the BRI runs along the rimland geographical layout. A critique of the rimland theory emphasizing the importance of mixing realist and cultural elements is offered to question to what extent a framework that was coined between 1930s and 1940s to elucidate political dynamics affecting the most populated and resource rich areas on Earth remains relevant to interpret BRI’s logic and strategic posture. The rimland theory is employed to answer general questions regarding the Chinese project, and especially its attitude in the area and its potential ambitions to dominate it. The article also retraces trends aroused by the centrifugal and centripetal force released by China as an emerging power, assuming that other powers cannot remain indifferent to China-led changes, and that these evolutions inevitably trigge…
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