7403905554 | Geopolitics | Politics, especially international relations, as influenced by geographical factors | 0 | |
7403905555 | Wallerstein core - periphery model | Wallerstein developed World systems theory and it's three - level hierarchy core, periphery, and semi-periphery. Core countries are dominant capitalist countries that exploit peripheral countries for labor and all materials | 1 | |
7403905556 | Two states that are examples of the three levels | Core - Japan and Australia. Periphery - Africa and south east Asia. Semi - periphery - Mexico and Russia | 2 | |
7403905557 | Ratzels organic Theory | States are organic and growing, and represent a temporary snapshot of the allegiance and identity of the people who inhabit a region. Nazis and Japanese expansion was based on the Ratzels organic theory | 3 | |
7403905558 | Mackinder heartland theory | He who controls the heartland/pivotal area (Eastern Europe and central Eurasia) is in practice, set to dominate the world - islands (Eurasia) and then the world | 4 | |
7403905559 | Spykman's rimland theory | The Eurasia rim, not its heart, how are the key to global power and the domination of the coastal fringes of Eurasia would provide the base for world conquest | 5 | |
7403905560 | Domino theory | The political theory that if one nation comes under communist control the neighboring nations will also come under communist control | 6 | |
7403905561 | Mahan's sea power theory | The sea is crucial is determining national supremacy, control the sea and control the world | 7 | |
7403905562 | Geo political concerns with China | Wanting to be the world power economically and military. Currency and trade manipulation, desire to control Taiwan,acquisition of territory in the South China Sea for military base | 8 | |
7403905563 | Geo political concerns with Russia | Intended the Ukraine( Crimea peninsula) NATO has turned a blind eye, into vending in Syria joint enemy (ISIS) and also killing our enemies (free Syrian army), and attempts to manipulate democracies around the world | 9 | |
7403905564 | Geo political concerns with the radical Islam | Radical Islam is a growing threat to Western life and Isys continues to metastasize around the globe | 10 | |
7403905565 | Geo political concerns with Iran | US nuclear negotiations, alliance with Russia and funding Hesbollah Israel (terrorism) | 11 | |
7403905566 | Geopolitical concerns with North Korea | Has developed a hydrogen bomb and increased tension with our allies including Japan and South Korea | 12 | |
7403905567 | Geo political concerns with Venezuela | Has moved from and emerge capitalist country of increasing wealth to an authoritarian regimes, the socialist regime can't provide basic necessities, and country is on verge of Civil War | 13 | |
7403905568 | Geo political concerns with climate change | Concerns over current emissions has created tension with developed and developing nations. Five major areas of the emissions include China, US, India, Europe and Russia | 14 | |
7403905569 | Borders | Are lines separating two political or geographical areas | 15 | |
7403905570 | United nations law of the sea | 16 |
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