Geopolitics is an noun meaning:[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.
- the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.
- a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
- a Nazi doctrine known as the Haushofer school that combined political, geographic, historical, racial, and economic factors to substantiate Germany's right to expand its Lebensraum and borders to control various strategic land masses and natural resources.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines geopolitics as: 1) The study of the way a country's size, position, etc. influence its power and its relationships with other countries. 2) Political activity as influenced by the physical features of a country or area of the world.[2]
References
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/geopolitics
- ↑ Geopolitics, Cambridge Dictionary