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Discuss how the emerging idea of ‘Blue Geopolitics’ reinvents Spykman’s Rimland for contemporary strategic thinking.

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In the 21st century, Spykman's Rimland Theory (1944) is being reinterpreted through the lens of maritime strategy, giving rise to the idea of Blue Geopolitics — the strategic competition for control over oceans, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), undersea resources and global sea lanes. The term now carries scholarly weight: the Progress in Human Geography report…

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  • Spykman's Rimland Theory: A Recap
  • What is Blue Geopolitics?
  • The Legal Shore: UNCLOS's Great Oceanic Enclosure
  • How Blue Geopolitics Reinvents the Rimland
  • Case Studies: Blue Geopolitics in Action
  • Conceptual Shift: Classical Rimland vs Blue Geopolitics
  • …and 2 more sections, with a conclusion

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