Teaching Geography and Geopolitics

A History Institute for Teachers

Sponsored by the Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education
A division of the Foreign Policy Research Institute

On April 20-21, 2002, FPRI’s Marvin Wachman Fund for International Education and Center for the Study of America and the West sponsored a weekend-long history institute on “Teaching Geography and Geopolitics.” Knowing geography, appreciating how it influences political and military events and sets limits to what politicians, economists, and business leaders can do in a given region, is more essential than ever for our young people, who need to understand the world in order to shape fruitful lives in it. To prepare educators to serve that need, this program was specially designed for secondary school teachers, curriculum supervisors, and junior college faculty and featured a series of lectures by leading scholars in several fields. Related papers are provided below.

This History Institute was held in honor of the late Robert Strausz-Hupé, who founded FPRI in 1955. His book Geopolitics: The Struggle for Space and Power, published by Putnam in 1942, is said to have introduced the term “geopolitics” into the American vocabulary. A former U.S. ambassador, five times over, Strausz-Hupé was a much-beloved professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

You can find the complete list of topics and speakers as well as other information about the event itself from the original event announcement.

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• Taiwan's 2012 Presidential And Legislative Elections: Winners, Losers, And Implications Jacques deLisle
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• Life Begins After 25: Demography And The Societal Timing Of The Arab Spring Richard Cincotta
• From Burning Bodies To Burning Books: Egypt Is Becoming A "House Of Dust" Raymond Stock
• North Africa's Democratic Prospects Bruce Maddy-Weitzman
• The New Nexus Of Narcoterrorism: Hezbollah And Venezuela Vanessa Neumann
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• Risk, Military Ethics And Irregular Warfare Colonel Tony Pfaff
• Muslim Brotherhood Organizations In America: Goals, Ideologies, And Strategies Lorenzo Vidino

• Los Zetas: the Ruthless Army Spawned by a Mexican Drug Cartel George W. Grayson
• Parallels With The Past - How the Soviets Lost in Afghanistan, How the Americans are Losing Larry Goodson & Thomas H. Johnson
• An Enemy From Within: The Iranian Regime And The New Political Challenge Raz Zimmt
• Saudi Arabia's Intervention In Bahrain: A Necessary Evil Or A Strategic Blunder? Rachel Bronson
• Social and Technological Change in Western History Alex Wright
• Video/Audio: Modern Indian History Marc Jason Gilbert
• Video/Audio: Islam and Politics in Historical Perspective David Cook

• North Korea: The Nadir of Freedom Kondgan Oh
• Status and Leadership on the Korean Peninsula David C. Kang
• The End Of History: `Neojuche Revivalism' And Korean Unification Victor D. Cha
• The Twin Peaks Of Pyongyang Ralph C. Hassig and Kongdan Oh
• Putting Together the North Korea Puzzle Kongdan Oh and Ralph Hassig
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