geostrategy
noun
geo·strat·e·gy
ˌjē-ō-ˈstra-tə-jē 
1
: a branch of geopolitics that deals with strategy
2
: the combination of geopolitical and strategic factors characterizing a particular geographic region
3
: the use by a government of strategy based on geopolitics
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Four key areas of action are high priorities: First, promote U.S. competitiveness interests globally and counterbalance China’s geostrategy.
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Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Melik Kaylan, based in New York, has covered international affairs and geostrategy since 1999.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Von Neumann also established the mathematical framework for quantum mechanics, described the mechanism of genetic self-replication before the discovery of DNA, and founded the field of game theory, which became central to both economics and Cold War geostrategy.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023
Beyond the realms of geostrategy and diplomacy, partisan warfare in Washington has gravitated toward the subject of China, mirroring Beijing’s paranoia and nativism about spies and foreign subversion.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021
Bourgeois democracies believe that economics supersedes geostrategy.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 8 July 2017
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Deborah Wince-Smith, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Melik Kaylan, based in New York, has covered international affairs and geostrategy since 1999.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Von Neumann also established the mathematical framework for quantum mechanics, described the mechanism of genetic self-replication before the discovery of DNA, and founded the field of game theory, which became central to both economics and Cold War geostrategy.
—Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2023
Beyond the realms of geostrategy and diplomacy, partisan warfare in Washington has gravitated toward the subject of China, mirroring Beijing’s paranoia and nativism about spies and foreign subversion.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 1 July 2021
Bourgeois democracies believe that economics supersedes geostrategy.
—Alaska Dispatch News, 8 July 2017
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“Geostrategy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geostrategy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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