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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The stability makes it seem like Treasury traders neither care about the Fed pick nor sweat the geopolitics.
From Barron's
It’s perhaps no surprise, then, that 20% of families globally cited geopolitics as the top risk to their portfolio performance and outlook, while 64% cited geopolitics among their top five concerns.
From Barron's
He focuses on the geopolitics of oil, Iran, and Russia's involvement in Africa and the Middle East.
Yet Dover said some investors appear to be trying to find ways to make investment decisions based on geopolitics.
From MarketWatch
She covers global oil markets, geopolitics, and energy, the green transition and beyond.
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