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9 How Are Geopolitical Shifts Influencing Peace and Stability?
Pages 91-96

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... To what extent are local These developments highlight the inadequacy or subnational ethnic divisions undermining traditional of the long-standing tendency to view international geopolitical arrangements? These types of questions relations as the product of a set of static spaces (i.e., hold significance for researchers seeking to elucidate countries)
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From page 92...
... compiled and mapped geocoded information on politically motivated violent events in the North Caucasus. Their research showed a steady spatial diffusion of military, rebel, and police engagements to the west and east from Chechnya's capital into North Ossetia and close to Makhachkala in Dagestan, but much less expansion to the north and south (see Figure)
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From page 93...
... study showing how "functional regions" (the lighter and darker hashed lines spaces of particular symbolic significance can help in Figure 9.1) , which he then superimposed on the explain patterns of ethnic conflict and compromise in proposed partition map.
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From page 94...
... Such territory" are influenced by boundary arrangements and work includes critiques of simplistic attempts to link affect patterns of interstate and intergroup territorial conflict to resource scarcity (Fairhead, 2001) , resource conflict (e.g., Painter, 1995; Yiftachel, 2001; Murphy, abundance (Watts, 2004)
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From page 95...
... cooperation has been achieved and could pave the way Determining where those changes are most likely to to a better understanding of how general economic or disrupt fragile agreements on ocean rights could help political influences interact with local circumstances to scholars and policy makers anticipate where problems promote stability. are likely to arise and could promote understanding of the geography of conflict potential in the maritime are territorial arrangements and ideas developing arena.
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From page 96...
... Geographically grounded exploraof the extent to which identity constructs based on gen- tions of such questions can foster informed reflection eralized notions of religious or cultural continuities are on the often-unexamined geopolitical assumptions challenging national and local loyalties. Even though that guide policy making and scholarly analysis.
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