The threat that caused Gordon, diplomat and military officer, to publish the article was resumption of work on a railway from Russia to the Persian Gulf. Gordon, a published author, had not used the term previously, but he was to use it from then on.
గోర్డాన్ తన వ్యాసాన్ని ప్రచురించడానికి ఏ బెదిరింపు కారణమైంది?
resumption of work on a railway