The Geopolitical Status of the State: the Theoretical Basis of the Scientific Category

• Волынчук Андрей Борисович

  Doctor of Political Science, Associate Professor
  Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
  Vladivostok. Russia

• Volynchuk Ya.A.

  Candidate of Political Science, Associate Professor of the Chair of Management
  Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
  Vladivostok. Russia

The article considers the problem of expediency and necessity of using the category of «geopolitical status» of a country or its separate territory / region in geopolitical studies. According to the authors, geopolitical status is one of the main parameters of the state. It has a decisive influence on the level of development of the geopolitical potential, the development of the territory, the process of forming a system of geopolitical interests. Ultimately, it determines the competitiveness of the state in world politics and the economy when interacting with other actors of international relations. The rivalry of competitive strategies in international relations brings to the fore the problem of regulating interstate interactions. The stability and security of global and regional development depends on its solution. Determining the actual geopolitical status of a country in the world or in a separate region, as well as a correct assessment of the status of geopolitical competitors, is a key stage in the choice of an effective foreign policy strategy. To determine the basic rules of strategies for the implementation of geopolitical status, one should proceed from the fact that the political activities of countries are of a probabilistic nature. Therefore, the object of the strategy evaluation should be not intentions, but real actions to manage geopolitical status. The geopolitical status of the country seems to be a dynamic category, which depends on the political, economic and cultural conditions of a particular historical period. Therefore, the foreign policy of the state should be aimed at enhancing the geopolitical status as the main instrument of the struggle for power and influence in the international arena.

Keywords: geopolitical status of the state, state competitiveness, geopolitical domination, state-leader, anti-leader state, geopolitical strategies.