Undeclared War in the Atlantic Geopolitics

The purpose of this paper is an exploration of geopolitical theories, including that of Hay's, Hadar, and Loucas. Specifically the researcher will review the geopolitical landscape of Europe, and the European Union in the last century, to ascertain which approaches to geopolitics is most persuasive and best provides a cause and effect factor for the current events in Europe to date.

According to William Hay, there are various approaches to geopolitics, including approaching geopolitics by studying the shifting union and relationships among nations. Geopolitics provides helpful "insights on Europe's history and current politics." Many things can affect relationships among states including topography, climate and resources within states, and reviewing the "map" can help clarify the "motives of statesmen and governments; Hay also believes that "geographic factors shape social and cultural developments" and that these factors may have their own political consequences. Geopolitics, according to Hay, can be promoted by globalization advocates, who use the correct approach by examining developments over time rather than simply viewing a snapshot of the map over one vantage point. Looking at a map over one period gives only a brief sample of historical information that does not allow a comprehensive overview of geopolitical conceptions in Europe or anywhere else.

Hadar (2010) states that the drive toward a unified Europe "takes a back seat to protecting national security and economic interests"...

The country is not really allied; instead other countries including the U.S. are left forming "ad-hoc" alliances with various powers within the European "alliance" to deal with problems that are still unresolved with various "independent" countries within the "union" of Europe. Some countries distance themselves with the U.S., making the geopolitical climate seem very volatile indeed.
Ioannis Loucas (n.d.) presents a theory stating that according to the traditional geopolitical view, the Black Sea represents "an enormous liquid mass connecting Asia to Europe" (p. 4). This area is approached as connected with the "type and form of forces exerted by the West" which takes advantage of the largest production of raw material producing area "p. 4). This area is characterized "by the tension and friction between German and Russian interest creates" expressed by "western" and "eastern" factors accordingly. Loucas notes that at the end of the 20th century the first order changes in the European map include a new internal order including the increase in the European state emerging from…