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Geopolitics
Associated with realist thought, geopolitics stresses the impact of geography on the formation and implementation of foreign policy. Examine the relevance of geopolitics. What aspects of geography are important? What are historical examples associated with the geopolitics school? In what ways is geopolitics important today?
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Hilltop hoard: David Keys explains how the discovery of Iron Age treasure is helping to reveal the geopolitics of the Ancient Britons. (Leicestershire, England excavation) David Keys. Geographical August 2003 v75 i8 p24(6) (1995 words)
In the wake of war: geo-strategy, terrorism, oil and domestic politics. Leon T. Hadar, Frank Anderson, Fareed Mohamedi, Ian S. Lustick. Middle East Policy Spring 2003 v10 i1 p1(28)
Oil puts Africa on the map. (Spotlight: Oil & Gas). Neil Ford. New African March 2003 p48(2)
Future perfect union: Europe is not a superpower--and that's precisely why it's so important. (Argument). Nick Butler. Foreign Policy Jan-Feb 2003 p78(2)
The potent triangle: Empires, Islam and the Pamir region. Leslie R. Marchant. National Observer - Australia and World Affairs Autumn 2002 p36(9)
THE GEOPOLITICS OF WAR. (United States petroleum interests in Saudi Arabia and Osama bin Laden) MICHAEL T. KLARE. The Nation Nov 5, 2001 v273 i14 p11 Mag.Coll.: 109B0260.
Strategic geography and the Greater Middle East. Robert Harkavy. Naval War College Review Autumn 2001 v54 i4 p37(18)
Water, Geopolitics and State Building: The Case of Israel. NADAV MORAG. Middle Eastern Studies July 2001 v37 i3 p179
"Security is Like Oxygen": A Regional Security Mechanism for West Africa. Seth Appiah-Mensah. Naval War College Review Summer 2001 v54 i3 p52(11)
Africa's Shaky New Voice. (African Geopolitics journal)(Brief Article) Gilbert M. Kbadiagala. Foreign Policy May 2001 p77 Mag.Coll.: 110B3611.
POST-COLD WAR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: TRENDS AND PORTENTS. Sharif M. Shuja. Contemporary Review Feb 2001 v278 i1621 p82
THE GEOPOLITICS OF SYRIAN-IRAQI RELATIONS. Ahmad S. Moussalli. Middle East Policy Oct 2000 v7 i4 p100
Who are we, who are they? (forecast about the shape of the world in 2050)(Brief Article) The Economist (US) July 31, 1999 v352 i8130 pNA
The Geography of the Peace. (East Asia) Robert S. Ross. International Security Spring 1999 v23 i4 p81
Dreams of the Eurasian Heartland. (Russian geopolitical philosophy) Charles Clover. Foreign Affairs March 1999 v78 i2 p9(1)
Hard-line Eurasianism and Russia's contending geopolitical perspectives. Andrei P. Tsygankov.
East European Quarterly Fall 1998 v32 n3 p315(20)
Geopolitical relations in the European middle ages: history and theory. Benno Teschke. International Organization Spring 1998 v52 n2 p325(34)
Differentiated containment. (policies toward Iran and Iraq) Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, Richard Murphy. Foreign Affairs May-June 1997 v76 n3 p20(9) Mag.Coll.: 89A0043.
Persian Gulf myths. (related to U.S. policy) Graham E. Fuller, Ian O. Lesser. Foreign Affairs May-June 1997 v76 n3 p42(11) Mag.Coll.: 89A0065.
Great games and small: Afghanistan, Tajikistan and the new geopolitics of Southwest Asia. Michael Collins Dunn. Middle East Policy May 1997 v5 n2 p142(8)
Fiefs and chiefs: Russia's regions. (regional politics) The Economist (US) Jan 25, 1997 v342 n8001 p46(2)
The revenge of geopolitics. (Agenda 2000) Harvey Sicherman. ORBIS Wntr 1997 v41 n1 p7(7)
Opening and closing the Sino-Russian border: trade, regional development and political interest in north-east Asia. David Kerr. Europe-Asia Studies Sept 1996 v48 n6 p931(26)
The continued primacy of geography. (A Debate on Geopolitics) Colin S. Gray. ORBIS Spring 1996 v40 n2 p247(13)
NAFTA: the intersection of the geopolitics and geoeconomics of capital. (North American Free Trade Agreement) John Saxe-Fernandez. Social Justice Spring-Summer 1996 v23 n1-2 p63(16)
Geopolitics of oil in the twenty-first century: U.S. special interest jeopardizes Western security. (Coastal Corp. Chairman Oscar S. Wyatt, Jr.'s speech)(Transcript) Vital Speeches Jan 15, 1996 v62 n7 p215(3)
Asia Pacific: the case for geopolitical optimism. James L. Richardson. The National Interest Winter 1994 n38 p28(12)
The geopolitics of the first british expedition to Egypt - I: the cabinet crisis of September 1800. Edward Ingram. Middle Eastern Studies July 1994 v30 n3 p435(26)
Bismarck's foreign policy 1862-71: by design or default? Simon Lemieux. Modern History Review Feb 2000 v11 i3 p27(4)
Bismarck's foreign policy 1871-90: a 'juggler on horseback'? David Bell, Ian Cawood. Modern History Review Feb 2000 v11 i3 p30(4)
Bismarck and the containment of France: 1873-1877. James Stone. Canadian Journal of History August 1994 v29 n2 p281(24)
A grand tour: reading Gibbon's 'Decline and Fall.' (Edward Gibbon's 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire') Christopher Kelly. Greece & Rome April 1997 v44 n1 p39(20)
The Huns and the end of the Roman Empire in Western Europe. Peter Heather. The English Historical Review Feb 1995 v110 n435 p4(38)
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The compulsive empire. (U.S. hegemony) Robert Jervis. Foreign Policy July-August 2003 p82(6) (2529 words)
Pax Americana: William Shawcross says Europeans are hypocritical, isolationist and deluded in their attempts to hobble the greatest power on earth. William Shawcross. Spectator April 12, 2003 v291 i9114 p18(2) (1627 words)
What the United States and the German and Tsarist empires have in common. (Shared Opinion). (Brief Article) Frank Johnson. Spectator March 15, 2003 v291 i9110 p38(1) (1158 words)
The Unipolar Moment revisited. (United States world dominance ) Charles Krauthammer. The National Interest Winter 2002 p5(13) (7355 words)
Overmighty ally syndrome. Peter Ryan. Quadrant June 2003 v47 i6 p87(2) (1422 words)
Australian for alliance. Paul Kelly. The National Interest Spring 2003 p87(8)
Buying a coalition. (Comment). William D. Hartung, Michelle Ciarrocca. The Nation March 17, 2003 v276 i10 p4
Wither Nato? The New Republic Feb 24, 2003 p7(1) Mag.Coll.: 112M0100.
Pleading the fifth: adapting NATO's Article V. (Global Notebook). (North Atlantic Treaty Organization's charter) Jonathan Chavez. Harvard International Review Wntr 2003 v24 i4 p8(2)
Aligning for the future: assertive unilateralism or concert of powers? (Perspectives on the United States). (United States foreign policy) Hall Gardner. Harvard International Review Wntr 2003 v24 i4 p56(6)
All the way: crafting a U.S.-Russian alliance. Robert Legvold. The National Interest Winter 2002 p21(11)
The end of the West: the next clash of civilizations will be not between the West and the rest but between the United States and Europe--and Americans remain largely oblivious. (Europe). Charles A. Kupchan. The Atlantic Monthly Nov 2002 v290 i4 p42(3)
Contingency, Catalysts, and International System Change. RICHARD NED LEBOW. Political Science Quarterly Winter 2000 v115 i4 p591
International relations, the Concert of Europe amd the Holy Alliance, 1815-70. Derrick Murphy. Modern History Review Nov 1999 v11 i2 p16(2)
Bismarck's foreign policy 1862-71: by design or default? Simon Lemieux. Modern History Review Feb 2000 v11 i3 p27(4)
Imbalance of power. (history of the Grand Alliance during World War II) Robert Skidelsky. Foreign Policy March 2002 p46(10) Mag.Coll.: 110E4039.
Grasping the Technological Peace. Keir A. Lieber. International Security Summer 2000 v25 i1 p71
Perceptions and alliances in Europe, 1865-1940. Thomas J. Christensen. International Organization Wntr 1997 v51 n1 p65(33)
Realpolitik versus nationalpolitik: rethinking nationalism during the Eastern crisis, 1875-1878. (in the Balkan states of the Ottoman Empire) L.L. Farrar Jr.. East European Quarterly Spring 1996 v30 n1 p27(19)
Interdependence, institutions and the balance of power: Britain, Germany, and World War I. Paul A. Papayoanou. International Security Spring 1996 v20 n4 p42(35) |
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