As you may all know, I have been researching and writing about
TERRITORIAL DISPUTES for a number of years.
I am currently working on a new monograph at the request of a
global publisher (to be published in 2020). Some of the chapters will be
dedicated to current TERRITORIAL DISPUTES. I am including several case studies.
Chapter 6 will be about “Territorial Disputes in the Americas.” I
would be most grateful if you could let me know which TERRITORIAL DISPUTES in
the Americas you would want me to consider. So far, I have:
- Falkland/Malvinas Islands
- Mexico – United States Border
- Guantanamo Bay
- San Andres and Providence Archipelago
- The Caribbean
- Amazonia
- Indigenous People
- Antarctica
For your information, a brief introduction to chapter 6:
This
chapter introduces and explores controversial cases in the Americas. From
ongoing situations like the Mexico – United States borders and the
Falkland/Malvinas islands to those that are now resolved in law but still
present controversy such as the San Andres and Providencia, the Americas
include territorial issues deeply rooted in people’s perceptions, needs and the
past.
The
analysis will show how territorial disputes have a multi-faceted and
multi-layered nature that include law, politics, nationalism, national identity, natural
resources, prestige, and many other elements and issues at stake that have to
do with their domestic, regional and international dimensions. Moreover, the chapter explores an often-overlooked
component is central to the Americas and several territorial disputes across
the continent, that is the right of indigenous peoples versus the European
“right-peopling” that still generates debates relevant to the ongoing nature of
some of these differences.
The
differences between Peru and Ecuador, Colombia and Nicaragua, Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, Mexico and United States, and some others will demonstrate that most
of the territorial disputes in the Americas date back to colonial times and the way in
which the former colonial powers divided the “territory” that was once
sociologically integrated. These differences show too that although the
claiming parties achieve a settlement, domestic, regional and international
issues at stake may still turn the situation volatile and regional guarantors
are key in peacekeeping.
Please send me your answer following any of the social media links
below. If you visit my website https://drjorge.world you
may email me directly.
Many
thanks for your help with this!
Note: I
will be posting similar requests in relation to Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle
East and Oceania.
#DrJorge
Thursday 18th June 2019
Dr Jorge Emilio Núñez
Twitter: @London1701
