INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A TOOL OF MILITARY CONFLICTS SOLUTION
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS A TOOL OF MILITARY CONFLICTS SOLUTION

Summary/Abstract: Geographical factors play a critical role in determining how acivil war is fought and who will prevail. Nations fighting forindependence, even if they win often don’t gain independencebecause lack of international recognition of their state. Long-termintrastate wars often involve a period of geographical division withinthe state. An insurgent group may control a portion of the country fora period of years. This happens most often in cases of regional ethnicstruggle, but can happen in ideological and religious wars as well.Formal partition has often been proposed by outside actors as apeaceful solution to an intra-state conflict. Kosovo and South Sudanmight be best examples of that. This paper will study the outcomesthat partitions might create as peace settlements. The concept ofpartition has never been normatively appealing, but has come toprominence in academic and policy oriented debates. The aim is toreview this debate and find conclusions for problem shown in the title

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