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<p>The article focuses on Slovenia’s geostrategic foundations, and defines its geostrategic paradigm and perspectives. It pays particular attention to identifying the country’s geopolitical core and its underlining elements in order to discern the key influencing factors that could have an impact on its geostrategic position. The main argument is underpinned by using Mackinder´s Heartland and Spykman´s Rimland geopolitical theories. To reinforce it, the author also refers to Friedrich Ratzel’s Organic geopolitical theory, and the work of Saul Cohen, Rudolf Kjellén and Karl Haushofer. The article concludes with possible geostrategic options for Slovenia in the context of an ever-changing world.</p>
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The article focuses on Slovenia’s geostrategic foundations, and defines its geostrategic paradigm and perspectives. It pays particular attention to identifying the country’s geopolitical core and its underlining elements in order to discern the key influencing factors that could have an impact on its geostrategic position. The main argument is underpinned by using Mackinder´s Heartland and Spykman´s Rimland geopolitical theories. To reinforce it, the author also refers to Friedrich Ratzel’s Organic geopolitical theory, and the work of Saul Cohen, Rudolf Kjellén and Karl Haushofer. The article concludes with possible geostrategic options for Slovenia in the context of an ever-changing world.

Geostrategic Perspectives of Slovenia in a Changing World

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES

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The article focuses on Slovenia’s geostrategic foundations, and defines its geostrategic paradigm and perspectives. It pays particular attention to identifying...

Geostrategic Perspectives of Slovenia in a Changing World

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 31 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.24.3.2

Keywords
Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Slovenia, Adriatic, Heartland, Rimland

© 2022 Uroš Tovornik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Geostrategic Perspectives of Slovenia in a Changing World

Published Online: Feb 15, 2023

Page range: 31 - 115

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.24.3.2

KeywordsGeopolitics, Geostrategy, Slovenia, Adriatic, Heartland, Rimland

© 2022 Uroš Tovornik, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Geopolitics, Geostrategy, Slovenia, Adriatic, Heartland, Rimland