geopolitics: Meaning and Definition of

ge•o•pol•i•tics

Pronunciation: ( jē"ō-pol'i-tiks), [key]
— n. (used with a sing. v.)
  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.
  2. the combination of geographic and political factors influencing or delineating a country or region.
  3. a national policy based on the interrelation of politics and geography.
  4. a Nazi doctrine that a combination of political, geographic, historical, racial, and economic factors substantiated Germany's right to expand its borders and control various strategic land masses and natural resources. Cf. Lebensraum.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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