International%20Political%20Geography

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International Political Geography
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Empire Theory - D.W. Meinig

• Colonizers (Europeans) created
• - Land Empire Conquest by force Might makes
  Right.
• Spanish in Mexico
• - Sea Empire Use sea power to control Took
  resources back to home country
• Portuguese in Brazil
• - Settlement Empire- Created settlements that
  would eventually pay back
• French in Canada, English in US

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Organic Theory-Ratzel

• 19th Century
• Nations MUST expand their land base or die
• Not used after Hitler justified his WWII military
  aggression with it lebensraum (living space)
• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vuRG5aCasr4E

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Heartland Theory-Halford MacKinder

• Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland
• Who rules the Heartland commands the
  World-Island
• Who rules the World-Island commands the world
• Mackinder's Heartland (also known as the Pivot
  Area) is the core area of Eurasia, and the
  World-Island is all of Eurasia (both Europe and
  Asia).

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Heartland Theory
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Rimland Theory- Nicholas Spykman

• Area surrounding heartland was most important for
  political power.

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Rimland Theory
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Watch video

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vQijsFn5iEv4

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Current Global Politics-International Alliances

• International Organizations
• UN
• NAFTA
• Supranational Organizations
• EU

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European Alliances, 1960
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European Alliances, 2007
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WHY?

• Political and Military Cooperation
• Economic cooperation