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Geopolitics
Realpolitik
Wikipedia - Geopolitics
Geopolitics is the study of the effects of geography on international politics and international relations.
Geopolitics is the study of the effects of geography on international politics and international relations.
Wikipedia - Realpolitik
Realpolitik is politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral or ethical premises.
Realpolitik is politics or diplomacy based primarily on power and on practical and material factors and considerations, rather than explicit ideological notions or moral or ethical premises.
Nicholas J. Spykman -
The Geography of the Peace
Geography is the most fundamental factor in foreign policy because it is the most permanent.
Geography is the most fundamental factor in foreign policy because it is the most permanent.
Geopolitics is essential for understanding international affairs and conflicts. It shows that geography plays a crucial role in foreign policy.
Realpolitik explains which true motives lie behind the facade of propaganda preached by the
power elite. See also
Machiavellianism.
The place on earth says much about why the power elite are there.
Energy security
Carlos Pascual -
The Geopolitics of Energy: From Security to Survival
Since the industrial revolution the geopolitics of energy – who supplies it, and securing reliable access to those supplies – have been a driving factor in global prosperity and security.
Since the industrial revolution the geopolitics of energy – who supplies it, and securing reliable access to those supplies – have been a driving factor in global prosperity and security.
Robert D. Kaplan -
The Geopolitics Of Energy
Every international order in early modern and modern history is based on an energy resource.
Every international order in early modern and modern history is based on an energy resource.
In order to maintain and expand
economic and
military power the
power elite have to
plunder the earth's resources.
Power politics
Wikipedia - Power politics
Power politics is a form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression... Power politics is essentially a way of understanding the world of international relations: nations compete for the world's resources and it is to a nation's advantage to be manifestly able to harm others. It prioritizes national self-interest over the interest of other nations or the international community.
Power politics is a form of international relations in which sovereign entities protect their own interests by threatening one another with military, economic or political aggression... Power politics is essentially a way of understanding the world of international relations: nations compete for the world's resources and it is to a nation's advantage to be manifestly able to harm others. It prioritizes national self-interest over the interest of other nations or the international community.
The power elite often use
moral or ethical reasons in an attempt to justify their selfish policies.
In reality international affairs have strong economic and
financial motives. Especially since the
industrial revolution
energy security plays a defining role.
The extreme form of free-market capitalism has spread to all parts of the world
making the different cliques of power elite compete with each other for the
earth's resources. They make use of for example
soft power
(media, propaganda) and
hard power
(militarism,
imperialism,
war,
divide and conquer,
regime change).
Global State - Why is the United States the world's most powerful country?
Bordered by the Pacific in the west and the Atlantic in the east, any major invasion of the continental United States would require an enemy to control the oceans. Without naval dominance in at least one of the oceans, transporting and supplying an attacking army would be impossible. To prevent an amphibious invasion, America has adopted an offensive strategy of absolute naval dominance in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and have invested heavily in their military. With a massive annual military budget of $700 billion, the United States has achieved global control over the oceans.
Bordered by the Pacific in the west and the Atlantic in the east, any major invasion of the continental United States would require an enemy to control the oceans. Without naval dominance in at least one of the oceans, transporting and supplying an attacking army would be impossible. To prevent an amphibious invasion, America has adopted an offensive strategy of absolute naval dominance in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and have invested heavily in their military. With a massive annual military budget of $700 billion, the United States has achieved global control over the oceans.
The Anglo-American Empire is a
military empire which is in control of more than half the globe and threatens the rest.
It makes use of its military dominance to its own benefit. It has waged many
wars related to
energy security and geopolitics.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union the
balance of power in the world has shifted towards the
Anglo-American Empire.
New Cold War
Eugene B. Rumer -
China, Russia and the Balance of Power in Central Asia
Russia and China increasingly seek to offset U.S. influence in Central Asia through enhanced cooperation ... The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies play a critical role in Central Asia ... Central Asia’s geostrategic qualities keep America strongly interested in retaining access and building co-operative, stable relations with regional states
Russia and China increasingly seek to offset U.S. influence in Central Asia through enhanced cooperation ... The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies play a critical role in Central Asia ... Central Asia’s geostrategic qualities keep America strongly interested in retaining access and building co-operative, stable relations with regional states
John J. Mearsheimer -
The Tragedy of Great Power Politics
A rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening.
A rising China will seek to dominate Asia, while the United States, determined to remain the world's sole regional hegemon, will go to great lengths to prevent that from happening.
US-China Perception Monitor - Balancing China and the Realist Road to War
The logic goes like this: American military primacy should be maintained at all costs, China's rise threatens this primacy, so the U.S. should work to "balance" against — or, broadly, contain — a rising China by surrounding it with powerful American military capabilities, creating NATO-like adversarial alliances, isolating it economically, and, most recently, "imposing costs" when it does things the U.S. does not like.
The logic goes like this: American military primacy should be maintained at all costs, China's rise threatens this primacy, so the U.S. should work to "balance" against — or, broadly, contain — a rising China by surrounding it with powerful American military capabilities, creating NATO-like adversarial alliances, isolating it economically, and, most recently, "imposing costs" when it does things the U.S. does not like.
Eurasia has played a defining role since long before the
Second World War.
The Anglo-American power elite have taken advantage
of the collapse of the Soviet Union by means of their superior military might and their
financial domination of the world.
NATO expanded towards the Russian border and U.S. military bases surround China.
The power elite of any
superpower will do everything in their power
to prevent others from becoming more powerful. It can do so economically by means of for example sanctions and
it can do so militarily by means of for example NATO expansion or the installation of
military bases around the world. Hence the
new Cold War.
Links...
Robert D. Kaplan - The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate
Zbigniew Brzezinski - The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives
Alfred Thayer Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Emil Reich - Foundations of Modern Europe
Nicholas J. Spykman - America's Strategy in World Politics: The United States and the Balance of Power
Robert D. Kaplan - Geography Strikes Back
Leonhardt van Efferink - The Definition of Geopolitics
Peter Toft - John J. Mearsheimer: an offensive realist between geopolitics and power
Global Issues - Geopolitics
Adam R. C. Humphreys - Realpolitik
Zbigniew Brzezinski - The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy And Its Geostrategic Imperatives
Alfred Thayer Mahan - The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Emil Reich - Foundations of Modern Europe
Nicholas J. Spykman - America's Strategy in World Politics: The United States and the Balance of Power
Robert D. Kaplan - Geography Strikes Back
Leonhardt van Efferink - The Definition of Geopolitics
Peter Toft - John J. Mearsheimer: an offensive realist between geopolitics and power
Global Issues - Geopolitics
Adam R. C. Humphreys - Realpolitik