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The Future of Geopolitics

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On Geopolitics: Classical and Nuclear

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In international reality the present is firmly connected with the past; as it is in science. In regard to the future, however, both politics and science contain more mystery and imagination than can be constructed with the tools currently available to knowledge.

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  1. University of California, 90024, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Ciro E. Zoppo (Professor of International Relations) (Professor of International Relations)

  2. University of Paris-Sud, Paris, France

    Charles Zorgbibe (Dean of the Faculty of Law and Vice President) (Dean of the Faculty of Law and Vice President)

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Zoppo, C. (1985). The Future of Geopolitics. In: Zoppo, C.E., Zorgbibe, C. (eds) On Geopolitics: Classical and Nuclear. NATO ASI Series, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6230-9_12

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