In the past several decades, the study of geopolitics has experienced a true renaissance, which is reflected in the three works reviewed in this article. All of the reviewed books embrace the geopolitical domain in completely different ways, and each varies in its purpose, method, and structure of reasoning. The paper critically evaluates the methodologies and merits of these works and proposes ways to creatively use some of the concepts for further geopolitical analysis. The books serve as a preface to an in-depth discussion on the state of contemporary geopolitics and the reception of classical geopolitics.
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