Geopolitics and International Relations

Grounding World Politics Anew
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-90-04-43207-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 381 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 238 mm, Gewicht: 703 g

Reihe: Geopolitics and International Relations

Although we live in a globalised world, territorially embedded factors are highly relevant in such domains as security, economy, energy, environment, politics & diplomacy. Today’s analysts of world affairs are often loosely referring to ‘geopolitics’, but do not always clearly define it. This book therefore offers a necessary framework: an introduction into the main components of geopolitical analysis, an overview of the main geopolitical schools of thought, as well as reflections on how technology and geopolitics affect each other in economy, energy and security. In addition, several empirical studies are showcased, each developing innovative approaches. Leading authors reflect upon containment, analyse geopolitical myths, research geoeconomic rivalries, study mental maps, analyse conflict through territorially embedded variables & greed motivations and apply ‘neo-medievalism’ to study sub-state diplomacy.

Contributors include: David Criekemans, Gyula Csurgai, Luis da Vinha, Manuel Duran, Alexandre Lambert, Antonios Nestoras, and Steven Spittaels.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Criekemans, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Background and acknowledgements

David Criekemans

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: The Need for a Renewed ‘Grounding’ of International Relations

David Criekemans

PART 1: Basic Variables of Geopolitical Analysis

1 The Main Components of Geopolitical Analysis

Gyula Csurgai

2 ‘Geotechnical Ensembles’: How New Technologies Change Geopolitical Factors and Contexts in Economy, Energy and Security

David Criekemans

PART 2: Theoretical Approaches to Territorially Embedded Factors and IR

3 Geopolitical Schools of Thought: A Concise Overview from 1890 till 2020, and beyond

David Criekemans

4 Where 'Geopolitics' and 'Foreign Policy Analysis' Once Met: The Work of Harold and Margaret Sprout and Its Continued Relevance Today

David Criekemans

5 Analysing Geopolitical Myths: Towards a Method for Analytic Geopolitics

Antonios Nestoras

PART 3: Empirical Studies: The Enduring Relevance of Territorially Embedded Factors in IR

6 Post-Cold War NATO Enlargement and the Geopolitical Instrumentalization of ‘Liberal Peace’: Lessons from George Kennan

Alexandre Lambert

7 The Increasing Importance of Geoeconomics in Power Rivalries: From the Past to the Present

Gyula Csurgai

8 Dangers on the Edge of the Map: Geographic Mental Maps and the Emergence of the Carter Doctrine

Luis da Vinha

9 Mapping Greed as a Conflict Motivation: Evidence from Armed Conflicts in Sudan and Libya on the Complexity of Armed Groups’ Interactions with Natural Resources

Steven Spittaels

10 Regional Diplomacy: Re-Territorialisation as a Piece in the Neo-Medieval Puzzle?

Manuel Duran

PART 4: Conclusions

Geopolitics and International Relations: From ‘Living Apart Together’ to ‘Friends with Benefits’

David Criekemans

Index

Über Autor(innen)

David Criekemans, Ph.D (1974), is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). He also teaches at KU Leuven (Belgium), University College Roosevelt (Utrecht University) in Middelburg (the Netherlands), Geneva Institute of Geopolitical Studies (Switzerland) and Blanquerna, Ramon Lull University in Barcelona (Spain).