Autorentext
John Rennie Short is professor in the School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Baltimore County. His recent books include The Unequal City: Urban Resurgence, Displacement and the Making of Inequality in Global Cities, Hosting the Olympic Games: The Real Costs for Cities, and A Regional Geography of the United States and Canada: Toward a Sustainable Future.

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In this cogent introduction to the state of contemporary geopolitics, Short provides an understanding of the basic themes of geopolitics and an overview of geopolitical issues around the globe. His regional approach to the study of the power relations between states is framed by a discussion of critical and popular geopolitical analysis.

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List of Figures and Chart
List of Maps
List of Photos
List of Tables
Preface
PART I. INTRODUCTION TO GEOPOLITICS
1 Writings
2 Spaces
3 Becomings
PART II. THE NEW WORLD ORDER
4 The United States and Its Neighbors
5 China and Its Neighbors
6 Russia and Its Neighbors
PART III. REGIONAL REALMS
7 Europe
8 Middle East
9 Africa
10 South Asia
11 Central and South America
PART IV. NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGES
12 Global Challenges and the State
Index