We have largely been taught that human history and thus world politics are largely the function of competing ideologies and religions. In fact, "geophysical configurations" is as much a factor if not more so. In this SDG we will look at two controversial geopolitical theories of the United States and the world as we try to discover the truths about the United States and its role in the world past, present and future. Are we in fact the "shining city on the hill" or a country in just the right place in the right time. And if this is so, what can we predict about the future. In The Revenge of Geography by Robert Kaplan and The Accidental Super Power by Peter Zeihan we are introduced to two political geographers who have used their considerable insight in assessing our historical past and political future based upon geopolitical analysis. You may not always agree with them but they will certainly give us all room for thought.
History and Geopolitics: The United States and the World
