GEOG 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Geopolitics
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One of them is to make the world a better place. Coffee and beers are excuses for solving world problems. Many political alternatives are proposed in bars that always seem to be better than the real ones. However, if we want to refine our approaches and make proposals that are more in line with reality, we will have to do geopolitics. Geopolitics is a science that deals with the study of the effects of geography, both human and physical, on international politics and international relations. It is a method of studying foreign policy to understand, explain and predict international political behavior through geographic variables. If you want to be the most admired in these debates or, at least, the one who is most apt with his ideas, be sure to read the following paragraphs. These imperatives are going to condition the political performance of the different countries; in fact, any country"s behavior should conform to these imperatives.