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geopolitische Inszenierung

English translation: geopolitical mise en scene

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German term or phrase:geopolitische Inszenierung
English translation:geopolitical mise en scene
Entered by: Donald Jacobson

17:00 Jan 19, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
German term or phrase: geopolitische Inszenierung
Der Mauerbau hatte zwar direkte Auswirkungen auf die Deutschen, hatte politisch jedoch nur
mittelbar etwas mit Deutschland zu tun. Unmittelbar war die Berliner Mauer ein Produkt des
Kalten Krieges. Sie war eine *geopolitische Inszenierung* und Ausdruck der sich seit der
Potsdamer Konferenz unversöhnlich gegenüberstehenden Machtblöcke des Westens und
des Ostens.

Obviously lots of options here, but haven't been able to think of a very good one yet.
TIA for your help.
Jonathan MacKerron
geopolitical mise en scene
Explanation:
you may as well keep the author happy with something like this or other options like milieu, global political environment, geopolitical inscenation or the global political stage.

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geopolitical machinations: Merriam Webster:: a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

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geopolitical machinations: Merriam Webster:: a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
Example:S&P Capital IQ | Geopolitical and Economic...
http://www.spcapitaliq.com/insights/geopolitical-and-ec...
Nov 11, 2014 ... The geopolitical machinations of the regime of President Vladimir Putin in Eastern and Central Europe have earned it widespread ...
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Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 02:54
Grading comment
Client was enthralled with this one.
Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5geopolitical gesture / statement of intent
Lancashireman
3 +1geopolitical staging
EK Yokohama
3 +1(geo)political posture
Michael Martin, MA
3gepolitical orchestration
AllegroTrans
3geopolitical mise en scene
Donald Jacobson


Discussion entries: 5





  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
gepolitical orchestration


Explanation:
suggestion

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
geopolitical staging


Explanation:
Just an idea...

"So you can be sure, if deaths are in the news, and we are “shocked” and “appalled”, that it’s been carefully placed for geopolitical staging and advantage."
http://www.theautomaticearth.com/forums/reply/15170/

"The Intervention of the Quebec State in Tourism Between 1920 and 1940 or the Geopolitical Staging of French-Canadian Identity"
http://cairn-int.info/publications-de-Gagnon-Serge--17973.ht...

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"Questions about Crimea
It's clear that Crimea is, and always has been, a strategically important place in eastern Europe. And that's at least part of what's driving the current conflict. ... It's important to find multiple perspectives on this geopolitical staging..."
http://searchresearch1.blogspot.de/2014/03/answer-questions-...

EK Yokohama
Japan
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Keegan: This is what I think would fit best into the context.
1 hr
  -> Thank you really very much, Peter.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
geopolitical gesture / statement of intent


Explanation:
two more suggestions

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an example/act/element of geopolitical theater
(-er just for you, Jonathan)


Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 208

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TonyTK: "Statement (of intent)" certainly; "gesture" sounds a bit twee. Maybe even "exercise in geop. stagecraft", although that (like some of the other suggestions) sounds rather contrived..
14 mins
agree  philgoddard: Agree with TonyTK.
18 mins
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): That's making a statement
14 hrs
agree  mill2: act
16 hrs
agree  Horst Huber (X): I would forget about "statement of intent" --- and on this side of the drink people might call it "posturing"? "That said", I might say that the author seems to underestimate what impact the wall had at the time.
1 day 9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(geo)political posture


Explanation:
The Aussiedlerpolitik was a (geo)political posture and so was the erection of the wall. The notion of political posturing (or even grandstanding) is the key ingredient here that's reflected in "Inszenierung." Compare with link below:

"From the time of the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949 its leaders have welcomed Germans from East Germany and assisted ethnic Germans living (Aussiedler) in the
communist countries of Central Europe and the Soviet Union to return to the homeland.1 This was primarily a political posture reflecting a deep-rooted pan-German sentiment and at the same time an expedient policy to undermine the legitimacy of the East German regime by attracting its population to desert."
https://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/bitstream/1885/41111/3...

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 03:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 76

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lancashireman: posturing: false behaviour in order to impress or deceive people http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/posturin...
30 mins
  -> You’re being too literalist here. If I had to rely on dictionaries to provide adequate translations, I’d be up the creek without a paddle..
agree  Horst Huber (X): Pace Collins, the notion of deceit does not seem to be the main thought on the mind of people who use the word here. Pretense might be closer. Yes, the noun is usually "posturing", not "posture".
4 days
  -> I preferred "posturing", too, but forgot because the quote was so on target context-wise. Dictionaries don’t “know” anything. It’s living language that counts...
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
geopolitical mise en scene


Explanation:
you may as well keep the author happy with something like this or other options like milieu, global political environment, geopolitical inscenation or the global political stage.

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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-01-20 03:12:38 GMT)
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geopolitical machinations: Merriam Webster:: a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end

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Note added at 10 hrs (2015-01-20 03:15:23 GMT)
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geopolitical machinations: Merriam Webster:: a scheming or crafty action or artful design intended to accomplish some usually evil end.
Example:S&P Capital IQ | Geopolitical and Economic...
http://www.spcapitaliq.com/insights/geopolitical-and-ec...
Nov 11, 2014 ... The geopolitical machinations of the regime of President Vladimir Putin in Eastern and Central Europe have earned it widespread ...

Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 02:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Client was enthralled with this one.
Thanks to all.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Donald - interesting suggestion - thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: interesting, but I doubt whether the average EN-speaker would be familiar with this term
1 hr
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