geopolitics
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/
geopolitics means the study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them. It carries an Arena rating of 1271, earned across 45 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, geopolitics ranks #530 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #2,621 of 17,134 for Most Malleable Words, #3,156 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #3,401 of 17,138 for Most Incisive Words.
geopolitics is pronounced /ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/.
Why “geopolitics” is a great word
GEOPOLITICS — [Noun] The study of how geography—location, terrain, resources, and demography—actively shapes the strategies, power, and rivalries of states. From the combining form geo- (from Greek gē, meaning 'earth') + politics, a calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén. Unlike 'political geography,' which describes the static distribution of political units, or 'international relations,' which analyzes the full spectrum of diplomatic exchange, geopolitics fixes on the inescapable dialogue between land and ambition. It is the mountain pass that dictates an invasion route, the deep-water port that commands a trade lane, and the subterranean reservoir that bends a treaty's terms—the slow, tectonic pressure of the map against the ephemeral designs drawn upon it.
Etymology
From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.
noun
- The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
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