Calming Colombia and Nicaragua’s Murky Waters
After being on the backburner for over three decades, The Hague is finally ruling on a spat between Colombia and Nicaragua over a set of islands that includes San Andrés, Providencia, and Santa...
View ArticleUnder the Radar: The Territorial Dispute between Guatemala and Belize
The late twentieth century saw a wave of democratic transitions in Latin America and Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet republics became independent states in their...
View ArticleThe Invisible-Border War
NEW DELHI – A half-century after the Sino-Indian War of 1962, the border between China and India remains undefined and a constant source of friction between the world’s two most populous countries....
View ArticleA Non-Violent Conflict: The Venezuela-Guyana Dispute
This article was originally published by E-International Relations on 21 July, 2015. An old territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana has flared up once again as the Guyanese government...
View ArticleWhen Downsizing is a Good Thing for a State
This article was originally published by World Affairs on 13 June 2016. The following is and interview with Ian Lustick, a Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. MOTYL:...
View ArticleChina and India Pull Back on Doklam, Choosing to Fight Another Day
This article was originally published by YaleGlobal Online on 14 September 2017. India deftly used the BRICS summit to end the standoff with China in Bhutan, but challenges remain for bilateral...
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