Editing Geopolitics (section)

===Disciplinary differences in perspectives===
Negative associations with the term "geopolitics" and its practical application stemming from its association with World War II and pre-World War II German scholars and students of geopolitics are largely specific to the field of academic geography, and especially sub-disciplines of [[human geography]] such as political geography. However, this negative association is not as strong in disciplines such as history or political science, which make use of geopolitical concepts. Classical geopolitics forms an important element of analysis for military history as well as for sub-disciplines of political science such as international relations and [[security studies]]. This difference in disciplinary perspectives is addressed by Bert Chapman in ''Geopolitics: A Guide To the Issues'', in which Chapman makes note that academic and professional International Relations journals are more amenable to the study and analysis of Geopolitics, and in particular Classical geopolitics, than contemporary academic journals in the field of political geography.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Chapman|first=Bert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=swINFRDahjYC|title=Geopolitics: A Guide to the Issues|date=2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-38579-7|language=en|oclc=913615116}}</ref>

In disciplines outside geography, geopolitics is not negatively viewed (as it often is among academic geographers such as [[Carolyn Gallaher]] or [[Klaus Dodds]]) as a tool of imperialism or associated with Nazism, but rather viewed as a valid and consistent manner of assessing major international geopolitical circumstances and events, not necessarily related to armed conflict or military operations.