Border incidents and violence

Other Names:

Border conflicts
Border disputes
Frontier crimes
Cross-border violence

Nature:

Tension may arise and violence erupt on the border between two countries as a result of any of a number of causes, including: infiltration of armed intruders from one country into the other; exchange of fire across the border; seizure of citizens of one country by agents of the other; movement of individuals from one country to the other in search of asylum or to escape imprisonment; smuggling; build-up of armed forces along a border.

Incidence:

Border incidents tend to occur in cases where the relations between the two countries are strained, for example: North Korea/South Korea; South Africa/Mozambique; China/Vietnam; India/Pakistan; Israel and neighbouring Arab countries; Tanzania/Uganda; India/China; Germany/Czech Republic.

Broader Problems:

Disputes
Abuse of government power
Aggressive foreign policy

Narrower Problems:

Violence along internal borders
Cross border military operations
Military manoeuvres in sensitive border areas
Border patrol violations

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