geopolitics
noun, plural in form but singular in constructionDefinition of geopolitics
1
: a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state
2
: a governmental policy guided by geopolitics
3
: a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (such as a state or particular resources)
the geopolitics of oil
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The first known use of geopolitics was in 1904
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