What kind of study is geopolitics? According to economic commentator Tsukasa Jonen, “As a foundation of modern geopolitics, there is an idea that the countries of the world are in a confrontational structure between ‘land power’ and ‘sea power.’ In this case, for Japan, which is a sea power, South Korea, which stands between China and the land power, will be a foothold called a ‘bridgehead’, so it is very important.”
*This article was written by Tsukasa JonenGeopolitics as read through economics](Fusosha) was re-edited.
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The International Situation Is “Land Power” vs. “Sea Power”
Geopolitics in modern times means a theoretical system built on several hypotheses. The most famous hypothesis among them is the hypothesis that “the world is made up of a structure of land power versus sea power”.
In this book, we will continue to talk about the geopolitics of this “land power” and “sea power”.
First, to briefly explain both, “sea power” is formed mainly by maritime nations such as the United States, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands, and Spain. Distributed independent states are connected like a network.
Their view of the world is that each country should be independent, conduct free and open trade, and develop the world. As such, it emphasizes the safety of maritime traffic and requires a strong navy to defend its trade routes.
In addition to the United Kingdom, the United States, and Japan, it can be said that the Republic of Venice, which existed in the past and history, and the current Taiwan and Singapore are typical sea power countries.
Russia and China Seeking Broader Right to Existence
On the other hand, “land power” is a concept that was born among continental nations such as Russia, China, Germany, and France. These are aimed at gaining a wider territory, that is, a “humanosphere”, in order to complete self-sufficiency within their own territory, and a powerful army to defend the country and acquire new territory. will be needed.
Looking back on history, the Mongol Empire and the Ottoman Empire continued to invade other countries to expand their territories, but these can be said to be typical land powers. In addition, land power geopolitics seems to have a strong tendency to have a closed and self-sufficient world view.
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2023-08-13 06:00:00
