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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“With the markets taking geopolitics in stride so far, the first trading week of the New Year may likely revolve around whether tech will find its footing after stumbling into the end of the year.”
From Barron's
The prime minister's words yesterday are borne of a confluence of economics, politics and geopolitics as the UK starts a year that will mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum.
From BBC
"This fragmentation of geopolitics that has caused the emergence of so many crises is perhaps the most worrying thing," the Italian diplomat said in his final interview as UN High Commissioner for Refugees.
From Barron's
He argues that geopolitics has given the continent's governments more leeway as they slide towards authoritarianism.
From BBC
Mr Hargreaves, from Poynton in Cheshire, followed his father's path as closely as possible, while adapting where modern geopolitics made it necessary.
From BBC
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