CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION XI by COLONEL HERMAN BEUKEMA, U. S. Army PREFACE xxi by the Author CHAPTER I WHAT IS GEOPOLITIK? 3 Major Haushofer Takes a Trip. Why Geopolitik? Japan as a Geopolitical School. The Definition of Geo­ politik. The Two Tasks of Geopolitik. Haushofer as Propagandist. Haushofer and the Nazi Party. Selections from the Writings of Karl Haushofer, Erich Obst, Hermann Lautensach, and Otto Maull: The "Official" Definition (Haushofer, Obst, Lauten­ sach, Maull). Geopolitik Becomes Geopolitik of War (Haushofer). Geopolitik and Political Geography (Maull). Why Geopolitik? (Haushofer). Japan— Model Geopolitician (Haushofer). How Germany Can Regain Her Living Space (Haushofer). II THE "THEORY" OF GEOPOLITIK 46 The Evolution of Geopolitical Theory. The "Geo­ politik" of Karl Haushofer. Space. The Boundary. The Sea. The Airplane. Geopolitical Manometers. Selections from the Writings of Friedrich Ratsel, Karl Haushofer, G. Seiffert, and Eberhard Billeb: Space Sense (Ratzel). Power and Space (Haushofer). The Will to Space (Haushofer). Masters of Space (Seiffert). Boundary Sense (Haushofer). Geopolitik vii http://d-nb.info/993120997 viii CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Solves All Boundary Problems (Haushofer). Borders as Objects of World Politics (Haushofer). The Sea as a Source of National Greatness (Ratzel). The Call of the Sea (Haushofer). The Airplane as Geopolitical Force (Billeb). Geopolitical Manometers (Haus­ hofer) . III GEOPOLITIK AND WORLD POLITICS 141 Germany and Continental Europe. Germany's Enemies. Germany's Allies. What Next? If the Axis Wins. • Selections from the Writings of Hertford J. Mac- kinder, Karl Haushofer, and Wulf Siewert: The Geographical Pivot of History (Mackinder). A World-Political Survey (Haushofer). Small Coun­ tries Have No Right to Exist (Haushofer). First Steps in Foreign Policy (Siewert). The Monsoon Countries and Germany (Haushofer). Eurasia ver­ sus Britain (Haushofer). IV GEOPOLITIK AND ECONOMIC POLICY 221 Autarchy—A Political Problem. Economic Policy as Power-Political Weapon. Pressure Politics and Eco­ nomic Policies. Europe—One Economic Space. The Global Trade War. Geopolitik and Colonies. The Economic Policy of the Future. Selections from the Writings of Rudolf KjelUn, Gilnther Schmolders, Walther Vogel, and Hans Kramer: Autarchy (Kjellen). Large-Space Economy (Schmol­ ders and Vogel). Large-Space Economy in Action (Schmolders and Vogel). The German-Rumanian Trade Pact of March 23, 1939. Comments on the Pact (Kramer). V GEOPOLITIK AND POPULATION POLICY 270 Population Policy in the Reich. Population Policy and the "New Order." Does Settlement Establish Space Mastery? Selections from the Writings of Ulrich Greifelt: The Germanization of Western Poland. CONTENTS IX CHAPTER PAGE VI GEOPOLITIK AND WAR 284 War Geopolitics. Land Warfare. Naval Warfare. Aerial Warfare. Selections from the Writings of Wolf Schenke and Karl Haushofer: Space as a Weapon (Schenke). Some War-Geopoliti- cal Problems (Haushofer). VII CONCLUSION 322 INDEX 331 .