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Some Key Terms

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Geopolitics

“ Geopolitics is the study of the effects of Earth's geography (human and physical) on
politics and international relations. While geopolitics usually refers to countries and

relations between them, it may also focus on two other kinds of states: de facto
independent states with limited international recognition and relations between sub-

national geopolitical entities, such as the federated states that make up a federation,
confederation or a quasi-federal system.

At the level of international relations, geopolitics is a method of studying foreign policy to

understand, explain and predict international political behavior through geographical
variables. These include area studies, climate, topography, demography, natural

resources, and applied science of the region being evaluated.

Geopolitics focuses on political power linked to geographic space. In particular, territorial
waters and land territory in correlation with diplomatic history. Topics of geopolitics
include relations between the interests of international political actors focused within an

area, a space, or a geographical element, relations which create a geopolitical system."

"Geopolitics." 15
Wikipedia

Great Power
“ A great power is a sovereign state that is recognized as having the ability and expertise
to exert its influence on a global scale. Great powers characteristically possess military

and economic strength, as well as diplomatic and soft power influence, which may cause
middle or small powers to consider the great powers' opinions before taking actions of

their own

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While some nations are widely considered to be great powers, there is no definitive list of

them. "

"Great Power" 16
Wikipedia

Independence

“ is a condition of a nation, country, or state in which its residents and population, or
some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over the

territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a DEPENDENT territory. “

Collins English Dictionary 17