noun
- the study of the effects of geography on international politics and relations
- a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something
Examples
- The professor taught a course on European geopolitics.
- Oil reserves play a major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics.
- Understanding geopolitics helps explain why certain alliances form.
- The country’s geopolitics were shaped by its mountainous borders.
- Climate change is creating new challenges in Arctic geopolitics.
- Students analyzed the geopolitics of trade routes through the region.