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TERRITORIAL EXPANSES (2) answer(s).
 
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Borders in Jerusalem / Schnell, Izhak   Journal Article
Schnell, Izhak Journal Article
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Publication 2011.
Summary/Abstract Borders may be understood as one of the basic elements that constitute territories. Territories are homogeneous bounded spaces that are associated with the existence of species and control over space. Borders are the lines the demarcate and limit territorial expanses. The systematic study of territorial control and boundaries is common in geographical studies, mainly in the study of national borders.
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Geographic spread of militarized disputes / Braithwaite, Alex   Journal Article
Braithwaite, Alex Journal Article
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Publication 2006.
Summary/Abstract A thriving literature investigates the claim that geographic processes cause military conflict to cluster and diffuse. With the recent update of the Militarized Interstate Dispute (MID) data and the collection of geographic locations to accompany these data, it is now possible to offer a location-based examination of the geographic spread of conflict. Consideration of the literature that identifies a role for physical geography in conflict processes leads to the derivation of hypotheses in which territory and resources are expected to provide incentives for states to seek to increase territorial acquisitions, while impassable terrain is expected to act as a barrier to such spread. These hypotheses are tested using ordinary least squares (OLS) estimation - regressing the spread of individual MIDs in the years 1993-2001 upon a range of location- and dispute-specific variables. These regressions demonstrate that the spread of individual disputes is a function of the issue over which they are fought, the presence of vital resources in the host country, the prevailing terrain of that country, and the relevant conflict history of the participants. It is argued that knowledge of the precipitants of the spread of individual conflicts is of great benefit to policymakers seeking to mitigate the detrimental impact of conflict upon the societies in which it occurs, as well as to those deploying peacekeeping troops to conflict zones.
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