“Specifically, the presence of oceans on much of the earth's surface makes it impossible for any state to achieve global hegemony.”

— John Mearsheimer, book The Tragedy of Great Power Politics

Source: The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (2001), Chapter 4, The Primacy of Land Power, p. 84

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