Saul B. Cohen: neutralidad científica y contención selectiva más allá del orden bipolar
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2022
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Saul Bernard Cohen fue uno de los geógrafos más reconocidos de la historia del siglo XX y
una de las figuras imprescindibles del pensamiento geopolítico estadounidense desde el segundo tercio
de la Guerra Fría hasta la actualidad. Su modelo de análisis alrededor de la división del mundo en
regiones geoestratégicas y geopolíticas, así como el énfasis en el concepto de “cinturones de quiebra”
(shatterbelts) como lugares a través de los cuales desplegar y enfatizar la contención por parte de Estados
Unidos adquirió tal status académico e influencia política que se convirtió en uno de los enfoques
predominantes del orden geopolítico de Posguerra Fría. A partir de unas premisas articuladas sobre el
neorrealismo estadounidense en el contexto de la disuasión nuclear y la inclusión de la noción de “regiones-
portal”, Cohen redefinió la contención selectiva que podría —y debería— aplicarse en un
mundo de Posguerra Fría sin necesidad de orden bipolar.
Saul Bernard Cohen was one of the most renowned geographers in the history of the 20th century and one of the essential figures in American geopolitical thought from the second third of the Cold War to the present. His model of analysis on world division into geostrategic and geopolitical regions, as well as the emphasis on the concept of “shatterbelts” as places to deploy and emphasize containment by the United States, acquired both academic status and political influence becoming one of the most predominant approaches of the post-Cold War geopolitical order. From some premises articulated on American neorealism in the context of nuclear deterrence and the inclusion of the notion of “gateway regions”, Cohen redefined the selective containment that could — and should — be applied in a Post-Cold War world without the need of a bipolar order.
Saul Bernard Cohen was one of the most renowned geographers in the history of the 20th century and one of the essential figures in American geopolitical thought from the second third of the Cold War to the present. His model of analysis on world division into geostrategic and geopolitical regions, as well as the emphasis on the concept of “shatterbelts” as places to deploy and emphasize containment by the United States, acquired both academic status and political influence becoming one of the most predominant approaches of the post-Cold War geopolitical order. From some premises articulated on American neorealism in the context of nuclear deterrence and the inclusion of the notion of “gateway regions”, Cohen redefined the selective containment that could — and should — be applied in a Post-Cold War world without the need of a bipolar order.