TGGR RESEARCH · GEOPOLITICS AND STRATEGIC AUTONOMY
Geopolitics & Strategic Autonomy
How states preserve room for manoeuvre amid sanctions, conflict and competing centres of power.
AREA OF INQUIRY
What this area examines.
This area examines sanctions, reserve freezes, economic coercion, alliances, major-power competition, multi-alignment, strategic autonomy and the risks of financial and institutional fragmentation.
Questions followed
- How do states adapt without choosing a single exclusive bloc?
- When does economic coercion accelerate diversification?
- Which relationships provide genuine strategic room?
CONNECTION TO APF
Why this area matters to the system.
The geopolitical layer changes incentives and risk across every other layer. It can redirect reserves, finance, trade, energy and resources, while dependence in those layers constrains diplomatic choice and determines how much autonomy a state can exercise.
RELEVANT RESEARCH
Studies in this area.
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