| An interesting relationship not given adequate direct attention in political science is the relationship between metaphysics and International Relations---and more specifically geopolitics. When the two are consummated, what comes forth is a remarkable political dynamic capable of addressing a number of global negatives like hunger and conflict and state-level issues damaging the fabric of modern societies like obesity and depression---which can actually effect the global order. Using a research mix methodology and incorporating existing knowledge, while also building and refining Ladis K.D. Kristofs definition of geopolitics, this study will show three things: 1) that there is and always have been a close link between IR and metaphysics. 2) that geopolitics, as articulated by Ladis K.D. Kristof, speaks decidedly of metaphysics and 3) an active IR political theory that merges the two concepts may bring about the eradication, if at least not the lessening of many of the world's perennial problems. To demonstrate our thesis within the context of an objective analysis, we will review, as a case study, aspects of Kemet (ancient Egypt)* society and to support with variables, both independent and dependent, that our theory is cogent and that much of our evidence is observable and measurable partly based on the instruments of research methods as given by W. Phillips Shively.;*hereafter will utilize Kemet in place of ancient Egypt. |
