Practicing Radical Geopolitics: Logics of Power and the Iranian Nuclear “Crisis”

Does Geopolitics Have an Impact on Energy Trade? Empirical Research on Emerging Countries

“…Frontier and emerging countries tend to play different roles when geopolitical risks occur. In the analysis of frontier countries, Mercille and Jones, who outlined radical geopolitics, believe that America follows the geopolitical logic of "resolutely resisting any challenge to American hegemony" to prevent the situation of "falling dominos," "apples in a barrel infected by one rotten one," or "a growing cancer," and the EU has abandoned the agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue and failed to fulfill its obligations [13]. Some geographers also discuss the role of oil in the US intervention in the Middle East [14,15].…”

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“…Ayudan a gestionar los equilibrios de poder regionales (Barber, 1979;Lake, 1994;Fayazmanesh, 2003;Taylor, 2010). A menudo se utilizan para contener a adversarios que persiguen proyectos ideológicos, políticos, sociales y económicos diferentes a los de la potencia hegemónica; para evitar que sus sistemas resulten atractivos a terceros, y para restringir sus recursos y, con ello, su capacidad de subversión en otros lugares Mercille y Jones, 2009 Las sanciones con frecuencia sirven para establecer y hacer cumplir las normas que fomentan los estados poderosos. Suelen legitimarse alegando la necesidad de defender normas internacionales, justificándolas en aras del interés general, en vez de expresar intereses particulares de los emisores (Doxey, 1980: 9 y 127).…”

Introduction

“…The concept of geoeconomic logic is derived from a tendency towards capital in order to expand geographically. This can be called a 'territorial logic'9 whereby domes tic capital must search cross-border for access to markets and resources (Yeung 1998; see also Mercille & Jones 2009). 10 The powerful geoeconomic constitu- 8 Since the end of the nuclear standoff between the bipolar contenders, the us has expanded its so-called empire of bases.…”

“…The geopolitical logic refers to the need for the us government to resist challenges to its hegemony worldwide through political decisions or, occasionally, through military intervention. INTRODUCTION ents of a state shape state geopolitical horizons and geostrategic interests.11 The political economy of geoeconomics is such that the underlying forces of capi talism (the powerful (geo)economic constituents) shape-to some extentthe politics that determine the form of overseas territorial activities for the access to resources and markets to protect domestic power-wealth structures (see Harvey 1985; see also Mercille & Jones 2009).12 This requires a state to project power beyond its borders, particularly to ensure control over critical resources beyond its borders, in order to be able to regulate access and deny it to rival powers when necessary. This logic leads a state to reward less powerful states that submit to its wishes and to discipline those that resist.…”