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Must be nice to have neighbours that aren't threatening to go to war if your borders change.
by StavrosK 5y ago
Must be nice to have neighbours that aren't threatening to go to war if your borders change.
- frockington1 5y agoAre there many border wars in the developed world? I can think of Israel/Palestine and India/Pakistan but admittedly am not familiar on the subject
- StavrosK 5y agoTurkey is threatening war if Greece extends its borders to the 12 nm allowed by the UNCLOS. A farmer moving a stone that changed the border here would be a serious incident.
- rsynnott 5y agoFor sea borders, sometimes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars#Third_Cod_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars#Third_Cod_War
- robert_foss 5y agoRussia/Ukraine is a big one. China/neighbors in the South China Sea.
- kazen44 5y agomind you, this was not the case in Europe for a better part of it's history.[0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Europaea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Europaea