geopoliticsnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdʒiː.əʊˈpɒl.ə.tɪks/us/ˌdʒiː.oʊˈpɑː.lə.t̬ɪks/the study of the way a country's size, position, etc. influence its power and its relationships with other countries
political activity as influenced by the physical features of a country or area of the world:
These developments are having a major impact on the geopolitics of the region.
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International relations: international politics & government
- accession
- allied
- Anglo-American
- ASEAN
- axes
- bloc
- buffer state
- GATT
- glasnost
- Group of Eight
- internation
- NAFTA
- the Allies
- the Geneva Convention
- the House of Representatives
- the Kremlin
- the new world order
- the North-South divide
- UNESCO
- UNICEF
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geopolitical
adjective uk/ˌdʒiː.əʊ.pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌdʒiː.oʊ.pəˈlɪt̬.ɪ.kəl/