What word or concise phrase in English covers international politics and economics? My Merriam-Webster defines geopolitics as "politics, esp. international relations, as influenced by geographical factors." Is there a word that covers this AND international money issues?


An economist will tell you: geopolitics + economics = economics.

A diplomat will tell you: geopolitics + economics = geopolitics.

A public policy expert will tell you geopolitics + economics = geoeconomics. (Thanks to @JoanPederson.)

A politician will be thinking: geopolitics + economics = a very convenient distraction from local economics.

A law student's eyes will go misty thinking: geopolitics + economics = exam day from hell.