geopolitics en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˌdʒiːəʊˈpɒlɪtɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌdʒioʊˈpɑlətɪks/ (General-American)
- /dʒi.əˈpɒlɪtɪks/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From geo- + politics, calque of Swedish geopolitik, coined in 1900 by Rudolf Kjellén.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The study of the effects of geography (especially economic geography) on politics and international relations, usually referring to countries and relations between them.
Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements.
2013 July 19, Timothy Garton Ash, “Where Dr Pangloss meets Machiavelli”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2025, page 18:More than just a corporate juggernaut, Nvidia also has become an instrument of statecraft, operating at the nexus of advanced technology, diplomacy, and geopolitics.
2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2025:
Relateds
geoeconomics · geopolitical · astropolitics · geopolitician · political geography · geopolitically
Translations (54)
th ภูมิรัฐศาสตร์ (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · it geopolitica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · he גֵּאוֹפּוֹלִיטִיקָה (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · cmn 地緣政治 /地缘政治 (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · km ភូមិសាស្ត្រនយោបាយ (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · et geopoliitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · hy աշխարհաքաղաքականություն (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · da geopolitik (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sk geopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · kk геосаясат (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · nb geopolitikk (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · be геапалі́тыка (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ast xeopolítica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · fr géopolitique (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · cmn 地緣政治學 /地缘政治学 (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ur جُغْرَافِیَائِی سِیَاسَتْ (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ca geopolítica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · hi भूराजनीति (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · fo geopolitikkur (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · uk геополі́тика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · tg сиёсати ҷуғрофиёӣ (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · bg геополи́тика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · pl geopolityka (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · fa جغراسیاست (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · uz geosiyosat (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sq gjeopolitikë (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sh geopolìtika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sw siasa ya kijiografia (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · tg геополитика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ky геосаясат (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sv geopolitik (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · tr jeopolitik (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ru геополи́тика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · cs geopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ja 地政学 (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sl geopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · gl xeopolítica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · hu geopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · vi địa chính trị (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · sh геополѝтика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · mk геополитика (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · fi geopolitiikka (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · es geopolítica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · el γεωπολιτική (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · fa ژئوپلیتیک (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · de Geopolitik (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · pt geopolítica (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · lt geopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · lv ģeopolitika (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · az geosiyasət (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ka გეოპოლიტიკა (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ro geopolitică (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · ko 지정학 (the study of the effects of geography on international politics) · nl geopolitiek (the study of the effects of geography on international politics)