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Mastering Geopolitical Strategy: A Comprehensive Framework for Navigating the Global Environment

Mastering Geopolitical Strategy: A Comprehensive Framework for Navigating the Global Environment

Author(s): Steven A Smith

Edition: 1

Copyright: 2026

Pages: 460

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Mastering Geopolitical Strategy presents the first comprehensive, integrated framework for geopolitical strategic management, bridging business strategy methodologies with international relations. The book introduces three interconnected frameworks—COMPASS for environmental analysis, the Geopolitical Strategy Matrix (GSM) for strategic choice, and the Geopolitical Strategy Implementation Framework (GSIF) for implementation—and demonstrates their application through a case study of the fictional Republic of Astoria. The book also includes comparative analysis across real-world cases and forward-looking analysis of emerging challenges,

Designed for both academic and professional audiences, the book provides systematic methodologies transforming geopolitical strategy from intuitive art to disciplined science, enabling governments, international organizations, corporations, and research institutions to navigate the uncertain strategic environment of the 21st century with rigor, adaptability, and excellence.

Preface 
Acknowledgments 
A Note on Scholarly Foundations and Application Chapters 

PART I THE GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Systematic Approaches to Analysis, Choice, and Implementation
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geopolitical Strategy 
Chapter 2 The COMPASS Framework for Geopolitical Analysis 
Chapter 3 Strategic Choice—The Geopolitical Strategy Matrix 
Chapter 4 Geopolitical Strategy Implementation—Building Organizational Capability for Strategic Execution 

PART II COMPREHENSIVE CASE STUDY—THE REPUBLIC OF ASTORIA
Applying the Integrated Framework to Strategic Decision-Making
Chapter 5 Astoria Strategic Analysis—Applying the COMPASS Framework 
Chapter 6 Astoria Strategic Choice—Applying the Geopolitical Strategy Matrix 
Chapter 7 Astoria Implementation Planning—Applying the GSIF 
Chapter 8 Astoria Strategic Integration and Adaptation 

PART III INTEGRATION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Chapter 9 From Theory to Practice—Strategic Management Excellence 
Chapter 10 The Future of Geopolitical Strategic Management 

About the Author

Steven A Smith

Steven A. Smith is the Dean of the School of Business and Engineering Technology at Seminole State College of Florida and the Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Geopolitics (IAG). With decades of experience as a geopolitical analyst and strategic advisor, Dr. Smith has built a career at the intersection of global markets and international security. His unique analytical approach has helped global organizations navigate geopolitical risks and optimize international operations.

Prior to his current leadership roles, Dr. Smith held engineering and management positions at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. He has held faculty appointments at Rutgers University, the University of New Orleans, and Florida Atlantic University, and served as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. A sought-after speaker who has lectured across six continents, he holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Strategy and International Business from Rutgers University. Through his leadership at IAG, Dr. Smith now pioneers the advanced geopolitical intelligence and training programs that equip today’s analysts, policy-makers, and decision-makers with the essential tools to successfully navigate the global environment.

Mastering Geopolitical Strategy presents the first comprehensive, integrated framework for geopolitical strategic management, bridging business strategy methodologies with international relations. The book introduces three interconnected frameworks—COMPASS for environmental analysis, the Geopolitical Strategy Matrix (GSM) for strategic choice, and the Geopolitical Strategy Implementation Framework (GSIF) for implementation—and demonstrates their application through a case study of the fictional Republic of Astoria. The book also includes comparative analysis across real-world cases and forward-looking analysis of emerging challenges,

Designed for both academic and professional audiences, the book provides systematic methodologies transforming geopolitical strategy from intuitive art to disciplined science, enabling governments, international organizations, corporations, and research institutions to navigate the uncertain strategic environment of the 21st century with rigor, adaptability, and excellence.

Preface 
Acknowledgments 
A Note on Scholarly Foundations and Application Chapters 

PART I THE GEOPOLITICAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Systematic Approaches to Analysis, Choice, and Implementation
Chapter 1 Introduction to Geopolitical Strategy 
Chapter 2 The COMPASS Framework for Geopolitical Analysis 
Chapter 3 Strategic Choice—The Geopolitical Strategy Matrix 
Chapter 4 Geopolitical Strategy Implementation—Building Organizational Capability for Strategic Execution 

PART II COMPREHENSIVE CASE STUDY—THE REPUBLIC OF ASTORIA
Applying the Integrated Framework to Strategic Decision-Making
Chapter 5 Astoria Strategic Analysis—Applying the COMPASS Framework 
Chapter 6 Astoria Strategic Choice—Applying the Geopolitical Strategy Matrix 
Chapter 7 Astoria Implementation Planning—Applying the GSIF 
Chapter 8 Astoria Strategic Integration and Adaptation 

PART III INTEGRATION AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Chapter 9 From Theory to Practice—Strategic Management Excellence 
Chapter 10 The Future of Geopolitical Strategic Management 

About the Author

Steven A Smith
Steven A Smith

Steven A. Smith is the Dean of the School of Business and Engineering Technology at Seminole State College of Florida and the Executive Director of the Institute for Applied Geopolitics (IAG). With decades of experience as a geopolitical analyst and strategic advisor, Dr. Smith has built a career at the intersection of global markets and international security. His unique analytical approach has helped global organizations navigate geopolitical risks and optimize international operations.

Prior to his current leadership roles, Dr. Smith held engineering and management positions at Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo. He has held faculty appointments at Rutgers University, the University of New Orleans, and Florida Atlantic University, and served as a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. A sought-after speaker who has lectured across six continents, he holds a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Strategy and International Business from Rutgers University. Through his leadership at IAG, Dr. Smith now pioneers the advanced geopolitical intelligence and training programs that equip today’s analysts, policy-makers, and decision-makers with the essential tools to successfully navigate the global environment.