THE STRATEGIC EARTH, VOLUME XII: THE NEW DOMAINS (2025 AND BEYOND)

by Global East-West For Studies & Publishing

Editor: Hichem Karoui

Publisher: Global East-West For Studies & Publishing

THE STRATEGIC EARTH, VOLUME XII: THE NEW DOMAINS (2025 AND BEYOND)

Edited by Hichem Karoui

The strategic landscape of the twenty-first century extends far beyond traditional borders. Technological infrastructure, digital networks, critical resources and orbital systems are creating new centres of geopolitical influence—and new vulnerabilities for states and societies.

In this concluding volume of The Strategic Earth: A Geopolitical History from Antiquity to the Digital Age, Hichem Karoui examines how the foundations of power are evolving in the era of advanced computing, artificial intelligence, contested supply chains and expanding competition beyond Earth’s surface.

The book explores the strategic importance of semiconductor manufacturing, sovereign computing and AI technology spheres. It considers how the extraction and processing of critical minerals influence industrial autonomy, while satellite infrastructure and low Earth orbit create new questions of access, security and sovereignty. Other chapters address climate-induced migration, cognitive warfare, disinformation, financial networks, digital currencies, atmospheric security, geoengineering and the vulnerabilities of subsea and offshore infrastructure.

A central theme connects these subjects: dependence can become a source of power. A state need not occupy another country’s territory to influence its choices. Control over specialised equipment, software, technical standards, payment systems or essential processing facilities can constrain the options available to competitors. Likewise, ownership of a resource does not necessarily guarantee control over the supply chain that makes it strategically useful.

The volume also discusses the increasing role of private technology companies, and the governance challenges that emerge when commercial infrastructure becomes part of national security. It asks how governments can balance access, resilience, technological development and strategic autonomy in a world where no country controls every component of the systems on which it relies.

By linking emerging technological contests to the enduring principles of geopolitical analysis, The New Domains offers readers a way to interpret the changing relationship between geography, infrastructure, economic power and statecraft.

As Volume XII, it completes the series’ journey from ancient civilisations and imperial trade routes to the strategic networks of the digital age. It is suited to readers interested in international relations, global security, political economy, technology policy and contemporary geopolitics.

For students, researchers, policy-minded readers and anyone seeking a broader understanding of the forces shaping the next era of international competition, this concluding volume provides a wide-ranging introduction to the new domains in which global power will be exercised, contested and governed.

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