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geopolitics

geopolitics

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The study of how geography and resources affect relations between countries
  • noun
  • /ˌdʒiːoʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/
: geopolítica
  • Her research in geopolitics focuses on how geography affects national security strategies.
  • Brazilian geopolitics
  • geopolitics of energy
  • geopolitics and political

It's about geopolitics, it's about running government.

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Examples

  • The professor explained how geopolitics influences trade relations between countries.

  • Currently, his primary research concerns the geopolitics of NATO enlargement into Central and Eastern Europe.

    Blog text (19)
  • So to begin, geopolitics of energy is nothing new.

  • And I do think the geopolitics of the the moment are so difficult.

  • However, he said, geopolitics is now front and centre in investment decision making.

  • This is the geopolitics of our energy use in a hot, flat and crowded world.

  • I recommended you for special study in geopolitics at the university in Berlin.

  • The central linchpin of world geopolitics right now is the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.

  • Another important element in the study of geopolitics in Nepal's development is the dynamics of its complex ethnic structure.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Ultimately, the renewable-hydrogen system will likely force us to fundamentally rethink the geopolitics of energy.

    Academic text (1999)

Surface Forms

geopolitics singular
geopolitics plural

Morphology

geopolitics = politics (semi-transparent) = geo + politics

The word is clearly built from 'geo' + 'politics', but the term functions as a specialized academic field label rather than a fully everyday compositional expression.

Etymology

Geopolitics comes from two parts: geo- meaning 'earth' or 'land', as in geography, and politics meaning 'rule' or 'power'. So geopolitics is about how the land, location and resources of places affect the power and relations between countries.