geopolitical

British  

/ ˌdʒiːəʊpəˈlɪtɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to geopolitics; involving geographical and political elements

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Explanation

Anything geopolitical has to do with the way a country's land and resources affect its government, trade, and relationships with other countries. A current geopolitical issue for all countries is climate change. The warming climate is a geopolitical threat because it affects the way various governments spend money, regulate industries, and interact with other countries' governments. If geopolitical sounds complicated or confusing, just think of it as geography combined with political. The way physical borders, weather, and bodies of water affect a country's political decisions is, in fact, geopolitical.

Example Sentences

Contentious geopolitical issues are set to dominate the summit, and Citi analysts think it is plausible the meeting might accelerate a resolution of the Middle East conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Oil prices kept falling overnight on optimism over a U.S. deal with Iran but, as RBC’s geopolitical maven Helima Croft says, “it takes two to TACO.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Manila-based geopolitical analyst Don McLain Gill told AFP this year that while the Philippines could be expected to stress maritime security, any pact China would agree to would lack teeth.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

But that forecast assumed no significant changes to the current economic and geopolitical backdrop.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Time magazine was just one of many media outlets beating the geopolitical drum.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady