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Geopolitics: An Introduction

Geopolitics has acquired a new dimension and responsibility in the present-day world. Its importance can be attributed to the cleavage-ridden plural society, where people seek to preserve and spread their distinctiveness and regional claims, many times organized politically. There are several determinants in geopolitics such as maritime waterways, frontiers, population composition, resources among others. Frontiers, synonymous to boundaries, have gained prominence with rise of global economy. They define the sovereignty of nations, which is closely intertwined with state resources- their utility and management contingent to the topography of the nation states.   A large number of landlocked nations exist in […]