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title: "Meeting No. 15: Mackinder Forum Annual Conference, held under the auspices of the American Society for Competitiveness at Tysons Corner, VA, October 16-17, 2014"
description: "Meeting No. 15: Mackinder Forum Annual Conference, held under the auspices of the American Society for Competitiveness at Tysons Corner, VA, October 16-17, 2014"
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# [Meeting No. 15: Mackinder Forum Annual Conference, held under the auspices of the American Society for Competitiveness at Tysons Corner, VA, October 16-17, 2014](https://mackinderforum.org/blog/meeting-no-15-mackinder-forum-conference-at-tysons-corner-va-october-16-17-2014)

 Written by [admin](https://mackinderforum.org/blog/author/admin) | Oct 17, 2014 4:00:00 AM

**"The U.S. Geopolitical Future"** (Keynote Address #1)

Dr. John Hillen, Former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs (2005-07)

**"Strategic Competition in the 21st Century"** (Keynote Address #2)

Rear Admiral Christopher Parry (U.K., ret.)

**"Changing Perspectives on Mackinder's Pivotal Heartland"**

Dr. Brian Blouet, The College of William and Mary

**"China’s Nine-Dashed Map: Maritime Source of Geopolitical Tension"**

Dr. Bert Chapman, Purdue University

**"In Defense of Classical Geopolitics"**

Dr. Phil Kelly, Emporia State University

**"James Burnham and the Struggle for the World in the 21st Century"**

Mr. Francis P. Sempa, Wilkes University

**"A Geographical Aurora: Geopolitics in the US during the Second World War"**

Dr. Geoff Sloan, University of Reading, Reading, U.K.

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