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September 20, 2025Humanities and Social Sciences Bulletin of the Financial UniversityOpen Access

Historical and Neocolonial Dimensions of Territorial Disputes: The Impact of Colonial Borders on the Present

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MAMehmet AçıkgözNMNikolaj A. Medushevsky

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Overview

This article analyzes the effects of colonial borders on modern territorial disputes, highlighting postcolonial and neocolonial influences.

Key Points

  • Territorial disputes often stem from artificial colonial boundaries, creating enduring conflicts in various regions.
  • The principle of uti possidetis juris aimed to preserve colonial borders, inadvertently driving ethnic tensions.
  • In Asia and the Middle East, border disputes escalate into militarized conflicts more frequently than in Africa.
  • The colonial legacy complicates the effectiveness of international law in resolving contemporary border conflicts.

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Açıkgöz et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d43913713b0b5dfea78fdehttps://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2025-15-4-42-48
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