Reimagining Geopolitical Thought: The Critical Geopolitical Approach and the Pink Tide Context

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Reimagining Geopolitical Thought: The Critical Geopolitical Approach and the Pink Tide Context

Reimagining Geopolitical Thought: The Critical Geopolitical Approach and the Pink Tide Context

Pages : 298-312

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Publication Date : 2025-10-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The objective of this study is to explore the emergence and evolution of critical geopolitics as a theoretical framework in international relations. The study commences with a review of the transition from classical geopolitics, which placed significant emphasis on state-centric and territorially deterministic models, to post-structuralist approaches that have been known to challenge the objectivity of spatial and political categories. By integrating concepts of discourse, identity, and power/knowledge, post-structuralism laid the groundwork for critical geopolitics, which reconceptualizes geopolitics as a discursive practice. The article draws on the works of Foucault, Ó Tuathail, and Dalby to examine how geopolitical knowledge is produced and utilized in foreign policy discourse. To demonstrate the practical applicability of the present framework, the study briefly engages with US foreign policy discourse during the Pink Tide period in Latin America. Instead of emphasizing meticulous case studies, this illustration aims to underscore the pivotal role that geopolitics plays in elucidating the establishment of geopolitical dichotomies, such as ‘friends’ and ‘foes’, in regional strategic frameworks. The paper aims to contribute to two distinct but interconnected fields of study: the theoretical understanding of critical geopolitics and the analytical potential in interpreting contemporary foreign policy narratives.
Keywords : Jeopolitik, Eleştirel jeopolitik, Post-yapısalcılık, Pembe dalga, Bush dönemi

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