Originally produced on Feb. 27, 2017 for Mauldin Economics, LLC
George Friedman and Allison Fedirka
Geographic features and conditions are part of the building blocks of geopolitical analysis. And yet, the influence that geography has on a country’s imperatives and constraints can be underappreciated. Access to water is an important example. While the media and academics treat water primarily as an issue of climate and human rights, access to and control over water is a strategic imperative that has been the impetus of conflict throughout history.
Something as simple as water access can impact the geopolitical realities a country faces in multiple ways. …read more
Source: Geopolitical Futures