<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:21:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/mackinder/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Geopolitics, Globalization and World Order [Part 1/4]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding the objectives and logic that accompany the expansion of nations or empires is always of paramount importance in helping one draw lessons for the future In this series of four articles I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mackinder/@fedepieraccini/geopolitics-globalization-and-world-order-part-1-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mackinder/@fedepieraccini/geopolitics-globalization-and-world-order-part-1-4</guid><category><![CDATA[mackinder]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fedepieraccini]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 09:50:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtpqpnnvqq3ymSAHcfd6Vx2wuSZRCGDapqSf1eohH7qFG3QLMBPRHw7ndewjd3WSCjixfApYKG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>