Who coined the quote, 'Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland; Who rules the Heartland commands the World Island; Who rules the World Island commands the World'?

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The quote is attributed to Halford Mackinder, a British geographer and politician, who presented the Heartland Theory in his paper "The Geographical Pivot of History" in 1904.

Who Coined the Quote, 'Who Rules East Europe Commands the Heartland;