geopolitical
pronunciation
How to pronounce geopolitical in British English:
UK [ˌdʒi:əʊpə'lɪtɪkl]
How to pronounce geopolitical in American English:
US [ˌdʒioʊpə'lɪtɪkl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to geopolitics
Word Origin
- geopolitical (adj.)
- 1902, from geo- + political, translating Swedish geopolitisk, which was used in 1900 by Swedish political scientist Rudolf Kjellén (1864-1922). Related: Geopolitics (1903).
Example
- 1. And don 't forget the geopolitical considerations .
- 2. Despite the lisbon treaty 's grand foreign-policy aspirations , the eu has not learned to think in geopolitical terms .
- 3. Despite remarkable growth in such areas as electronics manufacturing , china 's role as the globe 's second largest economy has , so far , not been matched by geopolitical clout .
- 4. I 'm not the geopolitical expert and I will let ian and others figure out the probability of an attack on iran this year before the u. s.election or after the election -- or of an israeli attack alone .
- 5. This approach , he says , enabled china , " despite its insistent communist propaganda , to conduct itself as essentially a geopolitical ' free agent ' of the cold war , " making a tactical partnership with the united states in order to contain its fellow communist country , the soviet union .