Border Wars and the Return of Fear

Border Wars and the Return of Fear

International borders dating back decades are currently unravelling. These developments are, variously, the result of irredentist conquest, independence won from empires or larger states, or the reunification of polities previously separated. Some of these border changes have been accomplished relatively peacefully. Others have produced—or have the potential to become—the source of bloody warfare. Allowed to escalate into a worst-case scenario, …

However, Russia's goal remains to return NATO's pre-1997 borders in Central Europe as well.