Israel and Palestine

Interesting perspective from the Washington Post. Key quote, "Somehow "world opinion" has moved away from the old 20th century view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a complicated territorial dispute between two long-suffering peoples."

Water and Kashmir

Odd dispute, fighting over water but not really
India and Pakistan

Lebanon

Article: NYTimes on Lebanon border

Summary:

Issue: Border between Israel and Lebanon

Formal Territorial Dispute: No

Cause of Territorial Dispute:

Path to Resolution?:

The Iraq-Iran border

Long story in New York Times about the Iraq-Iran border.

Some Territorial Disputes Solve Themselves

Dispute between India and Bangladesh solves itself due to global warming.

Blog Issues

This is just a preliminary version of the blog. I expect to become more formal and elaborate as time goes on but right now I have too much research to focus on.

Border tensions in Russia - Georgia

Russia and Georgia have reopened a border crossing.

Tension in Kashmir

Recent fighting in India.

Falklands and Oil

There have been a few recent new items relating to the Falklands/Malvinas territorial conflict. The British have resumed oil exploration to the dismay of Argentina.

"But potential revenues from oil and gas have reignited a long-running dispute between London and Buenos Aires over ownership of the Falklands.

Argentina has always claimed sovereignty over the islands and invaded them in 1982, prompting a war in which more than 600 Argentinean and 255 British military personnel died."

Update (3/2/2010): Argentina asks the US to mediate the dispute. Clinton supports resolution but not direct mediation led by the US.