ABSTRACT
The focus of geopolitics is upon the use of geography to illuminate politics and particularly political decision-making. However, it is possible to make a strong case that geopolitics as a subject is not scale specific and that issues on what might be termed the 'tactical' scale are of geopolitical relevance. Furthermore, it is apparent that a high proportion of all current conflict is in some way related to boundaries. In the modern world, boundaries are as close as anything can be to fighting zones. In boundary settlement and the analysis of boundary conflict, the approach is essentially geopolitical. The emphasis is upon the identification of evidence which will allow agreement, the resolution of any conflict and eventual boundary management. Within such evidence, geographical components predominate, whether of historical, strategic-political, economic or social geography. Thus, the study of boundary issues illustrates clearly the use of geography to illuminate political decision-making.
