The Geopolitics of Europe: From the Atlantic to the Urals
Résumé
Since the start of the 21st century, Europe, the region that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to Russia, has been the theatre of new rivalries. A prerequisite for any proper study of these new power plays is a precise knowledge of the geographical characteristics and recent history of Europe, an ongoing story of division, reunification and dissent. To fully understand the geopolitical parameters of Europe we must also decipher the European Union, its assets, contradictions and weak-nesses. Further, we need to analyse the other components of Europe, be they candidates for EU membership or coun-tries that have rejected the opportunity to join, as well as the jockeying for the spoils of the former USSR, particularly Ukraine. To understand these battles we need to understand the strategy of Russia, a nation that is paradoxical but thirsty for power. Finally, the analysis offers nine prospective geopolitical scenarios illustrating the challenges facing Europe going forward. An analysis of the challenges facing the European Union with a historical perspective and an examination of how the EU operates on the political and administrative levels. Nine prospective scenarios questioning the geopolitical future of Europe in a world where new powers are emerging.
Mots clés
Cultural Geography
European Union
Poland
Turkey
NATO
history
Europa
geopolitics
Atlantic
Russia
Cold War
International Relations
Political Geography
Identity
Turquie
identité
migration
Schengen
euro
Union européenne
Ukraine
Pologne
Guerre froide
Atlantique
Géopolitique
Balkans
Biélorussie
Moldavie
Politique européenne de sécurité et de défense (PESD)
Union pour la Méditerranée
Pays d'Europe centrale et orientale (PECO)
OTAN
libre circulation
Politique étrangère et de sécurité commune (PESC)
Russie
Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique Nord (Otan)
Hiver démographique
Démographie
Migrations
Agence spatiale européenne
Europe
Bologne
Fonds structurels marché unique
directive
Codécision
Parlement européen
Conseil européen
Commission européenne
Rideau de fer
identité européenne
Traité de Rome
religion
histoire
construction européenne
identité nationale
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