geopolitics
Americannoun
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the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.
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the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.
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a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
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a Nazi doctrine that a combination of political, geographic, historical, racial, and economic factors substantiated Germany's right to expand its borders and control various strategic land masses and natural resources.
noun
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(functioning as singular) the study of the effect of geographical factors on politics, esp international politics; political geography
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(functioning as plural) the combination of geographical and political factors affecting a country or area
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(functioning as plural) politics as they affect the whole world; global politics
Other Word Forms
- geopolitic adjective
- geopolitical adjective
- geopolitically adverb
- geopolitician noun
- geopolitist noun
Etymology
Origin of geopolitics
1900–05; translation of German Geopolitik. See geo-, politics
Example Sentences
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Equally as important, India is less exposed to the ups and downs of U.S.-China geopolitics.
From Barron's
Equally as important, India is less exposed to the ups and downs of U.S.-China geopolitics.
From Barron's
But they also say he can be difficult—stubborn, prone to drone on in half-hour monologues, and at times naive about geopolitics.
"We know what the geopolitics looks like between China and the US," said one resident.
From BBC
In time, the prince stepped back from his more pugilistic policies, while geopolitics, energy concerns and a turbulent Middle East forced Biden to moderate his rejectionist stance.
From Los Angeles Times
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