geopolitics

noun

geo·​pol·​i·​tics ˌjē-ō-ˈpä-lə-ˌtiks 

plural in form but singular in construction

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

geopolitical

ˌjē-ō-pə-ˈli-ti-kəl 

adjective

geopolitically

ˌjē-ō-pə-ˈli-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

see geo-

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1