Confirming the Geopolitical Theory of Hyperland: New Evidence from Grand Strategy Documents of the United Kingdom and France

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Published: Dec 31, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/hapscpbs.45357
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Hyperland Geopolitics France United Kingdom National Strategic Review National Security Strategy Strategic Competition
Georgios Koukakis
University of the Aegean, Greece; Center for International Strategic Analyses (KEDISA), Greece; Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Center of the University of the Aegean, Greece.
Abstract

Hyperland is an out-of-the-box theory of geopolitics that was coined in late-2024 in an attempt to explain the contemporary behaviour of major international actors. It claims that contemporary strategic competition is mainly focused on the new strategic domains of space, cyberspace and the information space, which constitute the imaginary geopolitical area of Hyperland. Its main argument is that major international actors aspire to achieve technological superiority in order to gain dominance in the aforementioned strategic domains, as this will allow them to control Hyperland and eventually command the World. The purpose of this article is to provide additional data (drawn from the 2025 National Strategic Review of France and the 2025 National Security Strategy of the United kingdom) that confirm the main argument of Hyperland, in an effort to contribute to the on-going debate that has been initiated concerning the respective novel theory.

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