geopolitical strategy
Global power planning
Geopolitical strategy is the pursuit of national interests through the management of geographic, economic, and political relationships with other nations.
It encompasses decisions about alliances, trade agreements, military positioning, and diplomatic pressure: China's geopolitical strategy in the South China Sea has alarmed neighboring countries.
The term appears frequently in foreign policy analysis and international relations discourse.
- international lawRules governing relations between countries
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- military alliancesTreaties binding armed forces
- war gamesSimulated combat training
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
multilateralism · trade agreements · diplomacy · peace talks · sovereignty · deterrence · nuclear deterrent · soft power · brinkmanship · realpolitik · foreign policy · national interest · coalition building · Kissinger · spheres of influence · cyber warfare · regime change · Monroe Doctrine
geopolitical strategydomestic policy
Government actions within borders
internal affairs · national policy · home affairs · local governance · community planning
geopolitical strategyisolationism
Policy avoiding foreign alliances
non-interventionism · strategic withdrawal · insularity · neutrality · non-alignment