Three types of “historical-geographic understandings” that are used to frame the specific justifications of particular countries are:
These categories are not deterministic of an aggressive or defensive geopolitical code, but they do show that justification for geopolitical actions used by government need to be grounded in a national ideology that resonates with the population (what Flint identifies as a “nationalist myth”).
Flint elaborates upon these types of historical-geographic understandings on page 125.
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