21st Century Geopolitics and Peru in the New World Order

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https://doi.org/10.56221/spt.v4i2.84

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Geopolítica, seguridad y defensa nacional, estrategia multisectorial, soberanía estratégica, nuevo orden mundial

Abstract

This article examines the contemporary meaning of geopolitics in the context of world reordering and Peru's position in the new power scenarios. Through an interpretative and strategic qualitative methodology, it analyzes specialized sources and comparative regional doctrines, with the aim of understanding the factors that influence the articulation of national power. The purpose is to contribute to the formulation of a national strategy that will allow Peru to face the challenges of the international environment with autonomy and long-term vision. It highlights the urgency of a modern geopolitical doctrine that integrates security, defense, development, education, productive infrastructure and strategic leadership. It also addresses transnational threats, regional dynamics in Latin America and the influence of global powers on the international system. The research proposes to reposition Peru as a geostrategic node in South America, combining logistical development, institutional strengthening, professionalization of the Armed Forces and an educational policy aligned with national interests. This analysis offers guidelines to build a prospective national geopolitical vision, multisectoral and coherent with the permanent interests of the State in a complex and competitive global environment.

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Manolo Eduardo Villagra

Lieutenant Colonel of the Peruvian Army with a solid academic and professional background in the fields of security, defense and strategy. D. in Development and Strategic Security from the Peruvian Center for Higher National Studies (CAEN), he also holds three Master’s Degrees: in Military Sciences with mention in Strategic Planning and Decision Making; in Management and Technological Innovation; and in Educational Sciences. He also holds a degree in Military Sciences and in Administration, and has completed diplomas in National Security and Defense, Leadership and Strategic Planning, and Military History and Strategic Thinking. In addition, he has been a member of the XVIII Joint Command and Staff Program at the Armed Forces Joint College (ESCOFFAA) and holds specializations in Global Challenges, Cybersecurity and Governance from the Steven J. Green International School of Public Policy at Florida International University (FIU), United States of America. Likewise, he was part of the Peruvian delegation of CAEN in the academic mobility held in Beijing, at the National Defense University (NDU) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In the academic and management field, he has served as head of the Department of Sciences and Humanities and of the Cadet Evaluation Section at the Military School of Chorrillos (EMCH). In addition, he collaborates as a researcher in several academic and professional publications, among them El Investigador of the EMCH, the Academic and Scientific magazines of the Army War College (ESGE- EPG), as well as in the Army’s institutional media: Actualidad Militar, Expresión Militar; as well as Pensamiento Conjunto of the ESCOFFAA, Ciencia e Investigación en Defensa, Cuadernos de Trabajo and the magazine Seguridad y Desarrollo of the CAEN. José del Carmen Marín Arista” Research Institute of CAEN and is an analyst and senior researcher at the Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies (CEEEP). During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was part of the analysis and strategic planning team activated at the ESGE-EPG, contributing with substantial proposals for the articulation of the State in the face of complex crises and multidimensional threats that compromise security and national governance. As for his teaching work, he is a lecturer and advisor on issues related to: strategy, foresight, geostrategy, threats to national security and strategic planning for development. At the operational level, he has participated in counter-terrorist operations in the Upper Huallaga Valley (2002-2005) and in the La Convención sector of the VRAEM (2013-2014), as well as in military actions against illegal mining in La Pampa, Madre de Dios region (2019). In 2023, he served as a Ground Operations Officer in the C-3 (Operations and Military Actions) of the Joint Staff of the VRAEM Special Command. He is currently serving in the Huancané Garrison, Puno region, within the 4th Mountain Brigade of the III Army Division.

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2025-08-02

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