Introducing Béatrice Giblin Béatrice Giblin is a geographer and Professor of Geopolitics. She is teaching at Paris 8 University (former experimental center of Vincennes). Professor Giblin is the founder of the French Institute of Geopolitics (2002) that she headed for
Saul Cohen: Geopolitical Review 2012 – Events that Impacted US Foreign Policy
This essay by Saul Cohen is part of the Geopolitical Review 2012 and discusses the main events that impacted US foreign policy in 2012
Sara Fregonese: Urban Geopolitics, Hybrid Sovereignty, international diplomacy
Interview with Sara Fregonese as part of the Geopolitical Passport series (Urban Geopolitics, Hybrid Sovereignty, international diplomacy, Radicals’ City, Polarisation, Illegimate non state actors)
David Newman: Israel-Palestinian conflict, peace studies, borders, academia politics
Interview with David Newman as part of the Geopolitical Passport series (Israel-Palestinian conflict, peace studies, borders, academia politics, resolution, territorial boundaries, postmodernity)
Alistair Fraser: Land reform, South Africa, urban slums, industrial farmers
Interview with Alistair Fraser as part of the Geopolitical Passport series (land reform, South Africa, urban slums, industrial farmers, peasants, class power, peace, justice, equality, socio-spatial processes, development)
Andrea Teti: Geopolitical Review 2011 – Egyptian Uprising, Regime Change, Muslim Brotherhood
Another part of the Geopolitical Review of 2011, written by Andrea Teti, about Egyptian Uprising, Regime Change, Muslim Brotherhood (Reform, Democracy, Islamists, Salafi Parties, Human Rights, Hosni, Mubarak, NDP, NGOs, Crackdown)
Leonhardt van Efferink: Lebanon’s sovereignty – The military, social and political rise of Hezbollah
Article by Leonhardt van Efferink about Lebanon’s sovereignty. Part 2 is about the military, social and political rise of Hezbollah (roles, Shias, Islamic Rule, Iranian Revolution, Syrian influence, Israel, AMAL, Musa al Sadr)
Saul Cohen: Geopolitical Review 2011 – Global events and US foreign policy
Another part of the Geopolitical Review of 2011, written by Saul Cohen, about global events and US foreign policy (Arab Spring, Chinese, American, Global Century, Pacific Rim, Great, Regional, Soft, World Powers, Leaders, Republican Presidential Candidates)
Jonathan Armstrong: State terrorism – Definition, geographic spaces and place destruction
Article by Jonathan Armstrong about State terrorism: Definition, Geographic Spaces and Place Destruction (Social, Personal, Alienation, Victims, Urbicide, Total Just War Theory
Mahdi Ahouie: 2-Iran’s nuclear program, Bushehr, Non Proliferation Treaty
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: nuclear program, Bushehr, Non Proliferation Treaty (power plant, reactor, International Atomic Energy Agency, highly enriched uranium)
Mahdi Ahouie: 1-Iran’s foreign policy objectives, security concerns, global position
Interview with Mahdi Ahouie about Iran: foreign policy objectives, security concerns, global position (Revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, Mohammad Mossadeq, Reza Shah, Iraq, Arab)
Jason Dittmer: Popular Geopolitics, Culture and Representations
Interview with Jason Dittmer about Popular Geopolitics, Culture and Representations (Identity, Affect, Postcolonialism, Social Constructivism, New Media, Americanisation, James Bond)
Colin Flint: Unjust wars, nation-states, atlases, nuclear weapons proliferation
Interview with Colin Flint as part of the Geopolitical Passport series (Unjust wars, nation-states, atlases, nuclear weapons proliferation, Immanuel Wallerstein)
Linda Johnston: Water Resources Management and Conflict Transformation
Interview with Linda M. Johnston about Integrated Water Resources Management and Conflict Transformation (contextual power relationships, bilateral, basin, Israel, Palestinians)
Saul Cohen: Great powers, shatterbelts, gateways, geostrategic regions
Interview with Saul Cohen as part of the Geopolitical Passport series (Great powers, shatterbelts, gateways, geostrategic regions, Derwent Whittlesey)
Emel Akçali – Cyprus’ geopolitical realities, representations and aspirations
Interview with Emel Akçali about Cyprus: Geopolitical Realities, Representations and Aspirations (mental maps, conflict resolution, European Union)
Andrea Teti: Middle East – security, Sunni-Shia divide and the Palestinian question
Interview with Andrea Teti about the Middle East: security, Sunni-Shia divide and the Palestinian question
Andrea Teti: Middle East – political reforms, regional powers and external actors
Interview with Andrea Teti about Middle East: political reforms, regional powers and external actors (human rights, China, Russia, West)
Andrea Teti: Middle East – resource scarcity, hydrocarbons and hydropolitics
Interview with Andrea Teti about Resource scarcity, hydrocarbons and hydropolitics in the Middle East (Oil, Gas, Fresh Water)
Michel Foucher: Borders, security and identity
Interview with Michel Foucher about borders, boundaries and frontiers (conflicts, security, identity, Europe, Central Asia)
Federico Bordonaro: Rediscovering Spykman – the Rimland, Geography of Peace and Foreign Policy
This publication dicusses the theoretical and analytical work of Nicholas Spykman (Rimland, Geography of Peace, Foreign Policy)
Gideon Biger: Palestine’s history and origin of the borders
Interview with Gideon Biger about borders of Palestine (Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, boundaries, frontiers)
Elmar Hellendoorn: External problems for Europe’s energy policy – A brief geopolitical analysis
Elmar Hellendoorn analyses external problems of Europe’s Energy Policy (brief geopolitical analysis)
Michael Strauss: Territorial leasing and boundary conflicts
Interview with Michael Strauss about Territorial Leasing (Boundary Conflicts, Border Disputes, Guantanamo Bay)
David Criekemans: Geopolitiek, Vlaanderen, Mackinder, Heartland, Spykman, Rimland
Interview met David Criekemans over in de Geopolitieke Paspoort series (Geopolitiek, Vlaanderen, Halford Mackinder, Heartland, Nicholas Spykman, Rimland, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Landmacht, Zeemacht, België, Nederland)