geopolitics
The study of the effects of geography on politics and international relations, usually…The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
» Ziri is an expert on geopolitics.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
Geopolitik
геополи́тикаgeopolítika
геополі́тикаheopolítyka
the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state
Examples
10 sentencesZiri is an expert on geopolitics.
In the game of geopolitics, cultural and political symbols matter.
These policies had far-reaching consequences for the geopolitics of the region.
We need to understand the underlying geopolitics of the conflict in Ukraine.
Let's discuss the geopolitics of Algeria.
Translations
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Origin
From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.
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Word family
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