Geoeconomics as a field of knowledge comes from classical geopolitics. In more specific terms, it can be understood as an extension of the sphere of geopolitics applied to international economic relations. In this sense, Geoeconomics is an unfolding of geopolitics. From a contemporary perspective, geopolitics refers to the analysis of the distribution and configuration of power in the International System and its effects on inter-state relations of international politics, as well as on the strategic morphology of the world space. Both geopolitics and geoeconomics are intrinsically linked to interstate geostrategic competition. However, Geoeconomics restricts the field of analysis of geopolitics and emphasizes the relevance of economic power as a factor of analysis. In this sense, it incorporates a special type of geopolitical competition.
JAEGER, BRUNA COELHO; BRITES, PEDRO VINICIUS PEREIRA. Geoeconomics in the light of International Political Economy: a theoretical discussion. Brazil. J. Polit. Econ., São Paulo , v. 40, n. 1, p. 22-36, Mar. 2020 . Available from <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572020000100022&lng=en&nrm=iso>. access on 24 July 2020. Epub Feb 21, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572020-2982.
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