Border conflicts and territorial claims are inscribed into the history of almost every state, they have been and continue to be the most frequent cause of interstate conflict and the most common trigger for war. This book demonstrates that this problem still exists and continues to be relevant despite liberal buzzwords and notions such as the borderless world. (.) The fusion of two perceptions on border conflict one geographic, the other deriving from international relations indicates the differences and similarities between them as well as a certain degree of convergence between the two areas in identifying pathways to conflict resolution in the borderlands. (.)
excerpt from the introduction