tellurocracy

Etymology

From telluro- + -cracy. Coined by Russian political activist and philosopher Alexander Dugin.

tellurocracy means dominance or supremacy due to military or commercial power on land. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.

Why this word is great

TELLUROCRACY — [Noun] A political system whose sovereignty is forged from the possession and mastery of continental landmass, drawing power from territorial expanse, infantry, and inward-looking fortitude. From the combining form telluro- (from Greek "tellūr-", stem of "tēllūs", meaning 'earth' or 'land') + -cracy (from Greek "-kratia", meaning 'rule' or 'power'), coined by Russian political philosopher Alexander Dugin. Unlike "thalassocracy" (which rules the mutable, connective sea) or "hegemony" (which speaks of influence abstractly), tellurocracy is the ideology of the rooted, the heavy, and the fortress. It is the rumble of tanks across the Siberian plain, the silent weight of a closed border, the strategic depth of a heartland that swallows armies—the enduring dream that true power is measured in miles of dirt and the will to hold them.

noun

Dominance or supremacy due to military or commercial power on land.“Probably the United States has realized, a bit too late, that its stake on a pro-Pakistan regime in Afghanistan had been a mistake. Obviously, this was done not for the sake of stake itself: the strategic aim was to penetrate the Heartland. From the point of view of the tellurocracy versus thalassocracy opposition a maritime power (the US) may entrench itself in the IRAFPAK zone.”
A state whose power derives from landbased military or commercial supremacy.“The "thalassocracy" here is the United States and its allies; the "tellurocracy" is Eurasia.”