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storpolitiska

English translation: geopolitical

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Swedish term or phrase:storpolitiska
English translation:geopolitical

12:32 Feb 24, 2023
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / security policy
Swedish term or phrase: storpolitiska
The phrase is "analysera krigets storpolitiska effekter . . ."

This is for a memo with a target audience of policymakers.
"Major political effects or implications" misses the implication of a higher-level political dimension.
Richard Langlais
geopolitical
Explanation:
This may be suitable for your context.
Selected response from:

Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:35
Grading comment
This one fits best for this context. It really does imply a "higher level" of policy, since it is on the same level as global, and thus of more widespread impact than lower levels, such as national and domestic.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4global political impact
Deane Goltermann
4 +2geopolitical
Michael Ellis
3 +2issues of high politics/international politics
Diarmuid Kennan
4broader and wider
Adrian MM.


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
issues of high politics/international politics


Explanation:
It's a vague term.

Diarmuid Kennan
Ireland
Local time: 06:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 21

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rlanglais
1 hr
agree  Andrew Bramhall
13 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
global political impact


Explanation:
"Analyze the (major) global political impact of the war"

Depending on your context. Your term is also used to describe political power struggles in Sweden -- not global. But you're context implies the war in Ukraine and impact on more than one country.

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Local time: 07:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rlanglais
51 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Andrew Zink
3 hrs
  -> Thanks. Andrew!
agree  Michele Fauble
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Michele!
agree  Andrew Bramhall
12 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
storpolitisk
broader and wider


Explanation:
... implications of the War.

Comparative idiomatically: broader and wider, rather than broad and wide.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Russian invasion of Ukraine has had far-reaching consequences for ... the broader impact of the war on food prices around the world ...

    Reference: http://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/war-ukraine-and-its-implicati...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
geopolitical


Explanation:
This may be suitable for your context.

Example sentence(s):
  • The war may have far-reaching geopolitical effects as nations realign west or east.

    Reference: http://https://www.bokus.com/bok/9789171736543/tio-dagar-i-h...
    https://internationalinstance.com/geopolitics-origin-definition-and-examples/
Michael Ellis
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
This one fits best for this context. It really does imply a "higher level" of policy, since it is on the same level as global, and thus of more widespread impact than lower levels, such as national and domestic.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rlanglais
5 mins
agree  Daniel Strömholm: Given the context, I agree with this choice.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Daniel.
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