Download or read book Geopolitics (Routledge Library Editions: Political Geography) written by Pat O'Sullivan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, originally published in 1986, shows the importance of geography in international power politics and shows how geopolitical thought influences policy-making and action. It considers the various elements within international power politics such as ideologies, territorial competition and spheres of influences, and shows how geographical considerations are crucial to each element. It considers the effects of distance on global power politics and explores how the geography of international communication and contact and the geography of economic and social patterns change over time and affect international power balances.