Evolution of geopolitics Origins of geopolitics space time
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Evolution of geopolitics
Origins of geopolitics space time Struggle
Golden age of geopolitics: second half of the 19 th century first part of the 20 th century. Hausofer’s death put a shift in the geopolitics history End of Geopolitik. Before his death geopolitics was assimilated to a science to achieve political goals. Geopolitics and strategy = political decisions
Scientism Science is a way to get explanation about facts. Religion lost its importance. Science helps men to understand humanity Causes + facts = determinism New theories : Positivism Marxism Psychoanalysis
Men is the main center of topics and can dominate everything Geopolitics got its roots from scientism
Social Darwinism Human is under the evolution law. Human has to fight to survive Human has to conquer territories to settle Territories became a object of desire (Jerusalem) Human gets different with animals because he masters Tools (weapons, navy = colonies) Writings Power
Facts The first WW offers a new vision of geopolitics Competition between European Nations and emergence of US and Japan Colonization Imperialism 1920 treaties follow the logic of Darwin End of empires Sanction of Germany The two second world wars illustrates the vision of Darwinism
Classic geopolitics Three ideas State in constant evolution Power based on masses: territories, natural resources and population War as a regulation mechanism
Alfred T Mahan Economical and financial approach of conflict Control of the sea Halford J Mackinder A new vision of the planet The role of techniques Karl Haushofer • Lebensraum • Germany-Japan • Fighting maritime power
Geopolitik death, geopolitics birth In 1945 end of faith in science and progress Geopolitics is more specific US : world peace with IO USSR : Construction and protection of USSR UK : seeks US protection Cold war : more geopolitical approach than ideological Ex: Viet-Nam war: hegemonic vision of US against soviet expansionism and Viet-Name. se Nationalism Alliance between China and US to counter USSR