This new updated edition presents the overarching themes of geopolitical structures and
agents in an engaging and accessible manner, which requires no previous knowledge of …

One decade after China's announcement of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), theoretical
and practical debates linger about the environmental impacts. However, no studies have …

This paper considers the cases of urban redevelopment at waterfront and brownfield sites in
Copenhagen (Denmark) and Hamburg (Germany) to explore how two municipal …

Although the field of island studies has from the start regarded itself as a defender of islands
and islander interests, it is entangled in coloniality. This editorial focuses on issues of power …

Island peoples around the world remain entangled in colonial processes. Western and
metropolitan powers are increasingly deploying discourse of a 'China threat'to justify …

Oceanic perspectives seldom appear in the geopolitical discourse of metropolitan powers,
and the agency of Pacific Island states and peoples is often overlooked. Inspired by calls …

Relational approaches are gaining strength in political geography and the field of island
studies but are often insufficiently reflexive of their own relational positioning. This paper …

Tourism and geopolitics are intrinsically linked. However, current studies on the geopolitical
facets of tourism are insufficient. This article first reflects on the diversified understandings of …

Abstract Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) is an Arctic highly autonomous subnational island
jurisdiction (SNIJ) of Denmark, its former coloniser. The coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic …

As new visions of international order emerged among major actors of the Indian and Pacific
Ocean regions, calls for freedom and openness intensified. Yet, in maritime space, the …