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Oh yes they do... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks_dispute https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liancourt_Rocks_dispute

• 082349872349872 6y ago
  > "North Korean authorities were less keen on emphasizing the principle of effective possession (a keystone of the South Korean standpoint), for this would have recognized the Republic of Korea as a legitimate state entity." For reference, according to https://dprktoday.com/assets/img/top-bg4.png https://dprktoday.com/assets/img/top-bg4.png korean unification (modulo some minor bothersome separatists somewhere out in the provinces) is already a thing. I think Alexander the Great was probably in a more descriptive than prescriptive mood when he was asked upon his deathbed who would inherit his empire. His reply: "the strongest". (if conflicts are never ended there are no treaties documenting known agreements between conflicting parties. cough cyprus cough)