• Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840–1914) He drew the rivalry between Britain and France. Mahan believed that mastery of the seas was essential to global power and national defense‚ to compete or die. For Mahan there was a necesity of imperialism and an unrealistic idealism of international law. He argued that world dominance could be held by an Anglo-American alliance from key bases surrounding Eurasia. The northern land hemisphere‚ the far-flung parts of which were linked through the passageways offered
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Geopolitics‚ from Greek Γη (earth) and Πολιτική (politics)‚ refers broadly to the relationship between politics and territory whether on local or international scale. It comprises the practice of analysing‚ proscribing‚ forecasting‚ and the using of political power over a given territory. Specifically‚ it is a method of foreign policy analysis‚ which seeks to understand‚ explain and predict international political behaviour primarily in terms of geographical variables. Those geographical variables
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Background of Study The study of geostrategy is known to bring students to the understanding of geographic direction of a state’s foreign policy.1 After understanding about the geopolitical situation in certain region—on the previous midterm exam paper—it seems incomplete without digging also more about the Syria’s geostrategy. By the end of the paper‚ it is expected that student will get thorough knowledge of the strategic environment after using the geopolitics-geostrategy analysis on certain case
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The Athens Group has helped international companies such as BP‚ Chevron‚ Exxon Mobil‚ Maersk‚ Noble Drilling‚ Pride‚ Shell and Transocean cost-effectively speed time to production and reduce non-productive time. www.athensgroup.com GeoStrategy Consulting‚ LLC GeoStrategy specializes in helping global clients grow revenue‚ profitability‚ and competitiveness through tailored strategic consulting services. www.geostrategy.com William Kent International Inc William Kent International (WKI) is a leading
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http://www.presidentprofiles.com/index.html Seven Years War 1756-63 British and France over territory‚ in India for trade‚ British won both financial crisis. taxation Road to Revolution 1756-63: Seven Years War 1763: “Proclamation Line” 1765: Quartering Act and Stamp Act 1770: Boston Massacre 1773: Tea Act and Boston Tea Party 1774: “Intolerable Acts” 1774: First Continental Congress 1776 July 4: Declaration of Independence Treaty of Paris‚ 1783 Britain recognizes
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The Geostrategic Nightmare of Afghanistan A geostrategic outlook does not depend on one single topic or attribute of a country. It encompasses concepts from geography‚ politics‚ demography‚ and topography to characterize a region. When we look into the country of Afghanistan we look into the concepts of Afghanistan being land-locked‚ their vast mountainous region‚ their relatively large population of extremists as well as the country being over all less developed than many other nations in the
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Shift of US Maritime Priorities from Atlantic to Asia Pacific Region Implication for Pakistan INTRODUCTION It is important to note at the outset of this brief presentation on the key security challenges facing the United States in Asia‚ the implications of these challenges for the defense sector‚ and the prospects for regional cooperation‚ that President Obama’s remarkable November 2011 visit across the region should not obscure how much the United States continues to be also engaged elsewhere
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John Snow | Name of Model: Control of Cholera Pandemic Area of Use: Population and Migration Person who developed model/theory: John Snow- 1813-1858. He was an English physician‚ and the father of epidemiology. Premise: Dr. John Snow mapped out the Soho District and used symbols to mark people with cholera. He saw that people around the water pump were more infected with the disease‚ and so he made it impossible to get water from the pump which decreased the amount of cases of cholera. People
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Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security Definitions of Globalization: A Comprehensive Overview and a Proposed Definition Dr. Nayef R.F. Al-Rodhan Senior Scholar in Geostrategy and Director of the Program on the Geopolitical Implications of Globalization and Transnational Security Geneva Centre for Security Policy Ambassador Gérard Stoudmann Director Geneva Centre for Security Policy June 19‚ 2006 To comment‚ please email Ms. Bethany Webster at b.webster@gcsp
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