AMERICAN GEOSTRATEGY IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE WAR OF INDEPENDNCE AND THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR Cover Image

AMERYKAŃSKA GEOSTRATEGIA OD WOJNY O NIEPODLEGŁOŚĆ DO WOJNY HISZPAŃSKO-AMERYKAŃSKIEJ
AMERICAN GEOSTRATEGY IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE WAR OF INDEPENDNCE AND THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR

Author(s): Jakub Potulski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Governance, Modern Age, Recent History (1900 till today), Geopolitics
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Geopolityczne
Keywords: United States of America;geopolitics;geostrategy;history

Summary/Abstract: This article is devoted to American geostrategy in historical terms. Its purpose is toidentify the key moments that have influenced the American concept of action towardsthe external environment. Geopolitical history of the USA is a cognitively interestingsubject. At the same time it is a subject quite poorly recognized in contemporary Polishliterature. While contemporary US geopolitics is the subject of many studies, there islack of publications analyzing the historical traditions of American geopolitics andgeostrategy, which has led to US domination in the world. This article attempts topartially fill this gap by explaining the impact of geographic conditions, external context,and political strategic thinking on US international position.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 21
  • Page Range: 117-135
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Polish