1st Edition

Geography and International Conflict Ukraine, Taiwan, Indo-Pacific, and Sino-American Relations

By Steve Chan, Weixing Hu Copyright 2025
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyzes the influence of geography— defined broadly to refer to physical size, location, terrain, accessibility, insularity, climate, regions, neighborhoods, natural endowment, strategic pathways, maritime and continental orientations and even imagined communities— on international relations. Drawing on evidence and insights from cross- national research the book highlights... Read more

1. Introduction: Geopolitics’ Revival and Our Plan for the Book  2. The Long Arc of Geographic Influence  3. Geography’s Influence on International Relations  4. Mackinder, Spykman, and Mahan: Is Geopolitics Still Relevant Today?  5. Ukraine: Key to the Eurasian Heartland  6. Taiwan: Lock on China’s Front Door  7. Why the Indo-Pacific?  Regionalism and Imagined Communities  8. Comparing China and the U.S. Security Environment  9. Conclusion: Managing International Relations in a Hybrid World of New and Old

Biography

Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction (Emeritus) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, USA. His publications include twenty-five books and about two hundred articles and book chapters.

Weixing Hu is UM Development Foundation Distinguished Professor and Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, the University of Macau. His research interest focuses on Asia-Pacific international relations, Chinese foreign policy and Sino-US relations.