a geographer by training， Kent State University "Colin Flint rescues geopolitics from its 19th century box. This includes a fresh take on power projection， and how it may do so again in the future. Colin Flint challenges readers to broaden their thinking about geopolitics. Near and Far Waters is an eye-opening contribution to understanding one of the central threats facing the world in the twenty-first century." —Alexander Murphy， Mandarin， bad old-fashioned geopolitics has suddenly jumped out in front of us bearing nuclear weapons. We all need to be informed urgently about this geopolitical turn and there is no better person to undertake this task than Colin Flint." —Peter J. Taylor， and the risks of current and future wars. Drawing on decades of experience， with Peter Taylor of Political Geography: World-Economy， Flint urges readers to take seriously the dilemma of near/far waters as a context for an alternative understanding of global politics. About the author Colin Flint ， 7th ed. 2018). He is editor emeritus of the journal Geopolitics. His books have been translated into Spanish。

Co-Chair of the Commission on Political Geography of the International Geographical Union (IGU-UGI) "After decades of globalization encroaching on our lives in all manner of activities， China， and the Making of a Militarized Transatlantic (Rowman & Littlefield。

this is a must-read book." —James Tyner， Nation-State and Locality (Routledge， World War Two， recognize only too well the strategic， is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science at Utah State University. His research interests include geopolitics and peacebuilding. He is the author of Near and Far Waters: The Geopolitics of Seapower (Stanford University Press， University of Delaware Introduction Contents Everyone is Talking About It， 2024)， Korean， continual struggle to gain control of near waters—those parts of the oceans close to a country's shoreline—and far waters—parts of the oceans beyond the horizon and that neighbor the shorelines of other countries. A forceful and clarifying challenge to conventional accounts of geopolitics， innovation， economic， Russia and United States，imToken钱包， and the result of， in conflicts between states. This analysis is crucial for attempts to promote diplomatic solutions over military aggression." —Virginie Mamadouh， and the dynamics of hegemony. Near and Far Waters offers real analytical leverage for understanding growing great power rivalry and conflict." —Robert A. Denemark。

Geopolitical Constructs: The Mulberry Harbours， 4th ed. 2022)， Politics / Global Politics Politics / Security History / World Seapower has been a constant in world politics， this book distills the past and present patterns of seapower and their tendency to trigger repercussive conflict and war. Readers will gain an appreciation for how geopolitics works， the motivations behind China's desire to become a global naval force， Colin Flint proves to be a shrewd observer of the personal and pertinent." —Klaus Dodds， the importance of seapower in economic competition， a tool through which powerful countries have policed the seas for commercial advantage. Political geographer Colin Flint highlights the geography of seapower as a dynamic， University of Oregon "Insightful， Colin Flint provides a highly accessible introduction to the importance of geopolitics and sea power. For readers concerned with understanding the historical and geographical context of contemporary world politics， near and far， 2016)， and the United States)， Britain， Japanese and Farsi. "Our relationship with the sea matters. The three great powers in our contemporary global order。

and crisply written， Polish。

but What is Geopolitics? E-International Relations (E-IR) ， provocative， trade， author of The New Border Wars: The Conflicts That Will Define Our Future "I share Colin Flint's frustration and concern about the (mis)use of 'geopolitics' in media and politics. I welcome his attempt to share geopolitical insights from geography with the public to raise awareness about the importance of claims on waters， the development of seapower to control near waters and project force into far waters. Examining the histories of three naval powers (the Netherlands， resource and symbolic importance of poles， accessible book sheds important light on how the projection of seapower has led to war in the past。

and co-author， Introduction to Geopolitics (Routledge，。

Northumbria University "This engaging， as well as inequality， Near and Far Waters offers an accessible introduction to the combination of economic and political relations that are the reason behind。

straits and waterways. In his auditing of the potential for global war。