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  • September 2008

    • Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

      New York Times  |  Sep 16, 08 9:10 AM CDT

      Georgian Tapes Imply Russia Started War

      (Newser) - Although the bloodshed has ended, Georgia and Russia are still fighting—over which nation was the aggressor in last month's conflict. The Georgian government, which insists that Russia invaded its territory, has released tapes of intercepted phone calls implying that a Russian regiment entered South Ossetia 24 hours before Georgia attacked. Top American officials have called the tapes "credible if not conclusive," says the New York Times . More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • South Ossetia  • intelligence  • peacekeeping force  • border dispute  • border crossing

  • August 2008

    • Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      Haaretz  |  Aug 12, 08 11:26 AM CDT

      Olmert Proposes New West Bank, Gaza Borders

      (Newser) - Ehud Olmert has presented Mahmoud Abbas with a plan to withdraw from most of the West Bank and all of the Gaza Strip once the Palestinian Authority retakes Gaza from Hamas. The centerpiece of the proposal is a new permanent border that would keep 7% of the West Bank in Israel in exchange for adding some territory to Gaza. Abbas immediately rejected the proposal because it doesn't create a contiguous Palestinian state, though it offers passage without checkpoints between the West Bank and Gaza. More »

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      Hamas  • Palestine  • Ehud Olmert  • Mahmoud Abbas  • Gaza  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah  • border dispute  • Palestinian statehood

  • July 2008

    • Cambodia, Thailand on Brink of War

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jul 23, 08 5:17 AM CDT

      Cambodia, Thailand on Brink of War

      (Newser) - Cambodia has appealed to the UN to help defuse an "imminent state of war" with Thailand, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 1,500 troops armed with heavy artillery are in a standoff at an ancient temple in a disputed frontier area. Cambodian officials are accusing Thailand of aggression and say thousands of Thai troops are massing at the border. More »

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      United Nations  • Thailand  • Cambodia  • border dispute  • temple

  • June 2008

    • Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks

      New York Times  |  Jun 18, 08 2:06 PM CDT

      Israel Invites Lebanon to Talks

      (Newser) - Israel today invited the Lebanese government to direct negotiations, adding that it would be willing to discuss all issues, including a long-disputed area along their border, the New York Times reports. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who visited both nations earlier this week, is attempting to use negotiation over Shabaa Farms to kick-start wider talks. More »

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      Israel  • Condoleezza Rice  • Middle East  • Ehud Olmert  • Lebanon  • Hezbollah  • border dispute

  • March 2008

    • Venezuelan Diplomats to Return to Colombia

      BBC  |  Mar 10, 08 5:35 AM CDT

      Venezuelan Diplomats to Return to Colombia

      (Newser) - Venezuela will return its diplomats to Colombia after last week’s border crisis was largely resolved at a regional summit. Ecuadorean diplomats say it will take longer for them to return, reports the BBC. Colombian forces killed an important rebel leader inside Ecuador last week, provoking a bristling regional standoff. More »

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      Colombia  • Venezuela  • Ecuador  • border dispute  • border

  • December 2007

    • Border Strife Escalating in Tijuana

      Los Angeles Times  |  Dec 14, 07 4:18 PM CST

      Border Strife Escalating in Tijuana

      (Newser) - Areas of Tijuana that abut the American border have turned into battlegrounds, as Mexican smugglers lob rocks from rooftops at US Border Patrol agents, who have begun retaliating by firing pepper spray and tear gas into densely populated neighborhoods, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tactics have caused evacuations and sent both residents and agents to the hospital. More »

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      Mexico  • border security  • Border Patrol  • border fence  • Tijuana  • border dispute  • pepper spray

  • November 2007

    • Koreas at Impasse on Fishing Zone

      Reuters  |  Nov 28, 07 7:17 AM CST

      Koreas at Impasse on Fishing Zone

      (Newser) - The second day of talks between North and South Korean defense ministers hit a snag today, writes Reuters, as efforts to find a compromise on the disputed maritime border fell short. The two ministers had also sought to begin steps towards a formal peace treaty to end the 1950-53 Korean War, but the North is unwilling to do so before a new border is established and the US pledges not to attack the North. More »

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      North Korea  • South Korea  • border dispute

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