Shatterbelt: A region caught between the competing interests of stronger powers, often experiencing chronic political fragmentation.
How to apply it: Apply shatterbelt to explain the geopolitical instability of the Middle East or Southeast Asia during the Cold War.
Course: AP Human Geography · Unit: Political Patterns and Processes
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