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Geop is a much-overused term. Common users ignore that geop as a method of analyzing IR has a history that includes a common vocabulary, well-established if sometimes conflicting concepts, an established body of thought and a recognized group of theorists. Proliferation of geos- (geopolitics, geoeconomy, geostrategy, geohistory).
Not a science, but rather a scientific approach; Lack of clear definition. Best definition of Geop is that there is no definition; The deeper you get involved in Geopolitics, the harder you find it to give an appropriate definition Geop is a new way of seeing international as a unified worldwide scene (especially classical hard geop);
Geop is not a neutral science: it gives a set of forecasts and suggestions to the power; Classical geop represented a powerdiscourse made by a group of imperialists, not scientists; Deeply intertwined with the political, ideological and cultural atmosphere of Imperialism and the decline of the traditional balance of power in Europe.
Classical geopolitics
Social darwinism and national rivalry; Looking for world domination. The geohistorical crucial element for political domination: Heartland, Seapower, Rimland. Quantitative obsessions, geographical determinism: Hard geopolitics and Hard security; The end of glassical geop with the end of the German School of Haushofer.
The end of the ideological monopoly; Tensions and crises beyond the bipolar system; New issues of geop: soft geopolitics, human security, critical geopolitics. National interest, public opinion, the role of the international community.
Mackinders theory
Spykmans theory
Lacostes vision
Chokepoints China
Chokepoints