Geopolitical landmarks of the Romanian space: some remarks on the current relevance of the classical discourse
Geopolitical landmarks of the Romanian space: some remarks on the current relevance of the classical discourse

Summary/Abstract: Classical Romanian geopolitics is presented as the sum of geopolitical works (volumes, magazines, atlases) published in interwar Romania and which mark a quantitative and qualitative peak during World War II. The authors, directly connected to significant Western geopolitical trends, put into practice the classical methodology (to which they corrected and added, depending on the national specifics) to identify and explain the European geopolitical motives of Greater Romania, but also to substantiate the directions of foreign policy and war strategies. After several decades of banning geopolitical discourse, with the overthrow of the regime in 1989, the necessity and fashion of geopolitics returned to Romania. In this context, it becomes a necessary and useful exercise to compare the premises of our classical geopolitics with the contemporary ones – to verify how much and how it remains valid. Our brief observations conclude that most of the classic analyses, models, and scenarios remain valid, with some adjustments that do not affect the essence. These updates are mandatory due to the changing regional context (primarily the identity and capacity of neighboring states) and some border changes.

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