GEOPOLITICS: HISTORICAL ASPECTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY

Abstract

To maintain its existence and realize the national ideals and goals of each nation, it is necessary to understand geopolitics and geostrategy. Geopolitics is a science that studies the relationship between the geographical, strategic and political factors of a country, and its implementation requires a national strategy.
Currently, we realize that the geostrategy, formulated in the form of the concept of national sustainability, is aimed at ensuring the integrity of the state.The history of geopolitical problems is extremely complex, as they affect the interaction of nations, States and society as a whole, without giving up their personal interests. At the same time, technological progress has led to a situation where these interactions are taking place with unprecedented speed in the history of mankind. Such a high level of interaction can bring both benefits and disasters to humanity, largely depending on how participants understand and use geopolitical opportunities. Understanding and using geopolitics will allow strategic players to realize the consequences of each strategic policy they pursue. A geopolitical understanding is impossible without recognizing the importance of the concept of nation and state in the modern world.