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geopolitics

geo·po·li·tics

UK/ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/ US/dʒi.əˈpɒlɪtɪks/ uncommon

noun

1.

the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers of the state

Origin

From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.

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