POLS5613 Lecture 1: Geopolitics-Notes(1)
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Asia, europe, middle east, will control (cid:494)world island(cid:495) (cid:498)who rules eastern europe commands the heartland; who rules the heartland commands the world-island; and who rules the world-island commands the world(cid:499) Short answer possibilities: terra nullius (cid:498)land belonging to no one(cid:499) Ocean and main chinese slocs from mainland china to. Imperialism more subtle in asia but still effective. )nformal/economic imperialism also effective: (cid:498)free trade imperialism(cid:499) often supported by force (cid:498)the extension into the periphery of the political struggle in. International legal sov: little evidence glb is affecting ils: westphalian sov: challenges come from international institutions (imf), regional organisations (eu) and tnc(cid:495)s, domestic sov: unclear whether glb affects this element. Interdependence sov: glb makes it increasingly difficult for states to regulate what crosses their borders: states and secession, why sovereign state system developed. List trade: tech, innovation, knowledge also important, use of finite resources to enhance power/plenty.
