geopolitics

[jee-oh-pol-i-tiks]

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. the study or the application of the influence of political and economic geography on the politics, national power, foreign policy, etc., of a state.

2. the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.

3. a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.

4. 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.

geopolitics

/ ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks /

noun

1. (functioning as singular) the study of the effect of geographical factors on politics, esp international politics; political geography

2. (functioning as plural) the combination of geographical and political factors affecting a country or area

3. (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

Word History and Origins

Origin of geopolitics¹

1900–05; translation of German Geopolitik. See geo-, politics

Example Sentences

"We are not interested in the geopolitics. We remain outside."

From BBC

This makes its chips a critical commodity in the AI boom and has propelled it to the forefront of global geopolitics.

From Los Angeles Times

“In the end our job is not to solve geopolitics,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Friends and former colleagues said they’d never heard him discuss American foreign policy or show an interest in geopolitics.

From Salon

The emotional weight of displacement, the legal limbo of statelessness and geopolitics around the Dalai Lama hung heavy on the birthday celebrations.

From BBC

Related Words

• earth science 
• geology 
• topography