Could you elaborate more about the dispute over Olivença please? I am curios about it because it is in fact irrelevant, even more after the EU. I wonder if you know any juicy details about it. Tank you for the videos, pearls of information.
I wouldn't call russian invasion and annexing a small one, but I'd also not call them disputed as they are Ukrainian lands blatantly occupied by russkie
@@dmylian That's the definition of "disputed". Most areas in the video are considered by the UN as belonging to some country (Ukraine in this case) and another country says that it's actually their land (Russia in this case). So yeah, it is a dispute that unfortunately escalated into a full-scale military conflict
@@o_s-24 yeah, you're right strictly speaking. Although the originally disputed territory was Crimea. They did not stop there and launched a full-scale invasion, the lands they occupy right now are where they were stopped by AFU (had they grabbed more, they'd tell you it also russia). Does that mean that their claims end right there or is the right bank of Khesron (they said they were there forever), or, Kharkiv, or entire land of Ukraine "disputed" bc russia said so? They also said that Ukraine does not exist, the state was given by russia itself and other lunacy. All of these combined make the "disputed" term such a sham when you're dealing with thugs united by gas in 21 century. When they grab because they can, when they launch missiles cause they can, when they say it's theirs and some will say "well yeah.. both sides.. nato provoked"
I went around the disputed areas in Central Asia last month. Nobody seems to care about it (for the moment). I spoke to a Kyrgyz guy who worked for the UN and he said it wasn't really a problem (for now). There are flare ups but nothing spectacular. For the most part they all seem to coexist pretty well. From what I saw, the rest of the world could learn a lesson from them honestly.
It's pretty odd! Are there any ongoing efforts by the countries' governments to define a specific border line? And is there anything valuable in the territory (i.e. resources) that could trigger a future conflict?
@@General.Knowledge There is nothing valuable in terms of resources, it's purely ethnic lines. The difference between Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik etc. are still important but not to the point of armed conflict. They have their minor gripes with each other but no more than European countries do. As time goes on and they recognise their similarities, I'm sure they will start to work together. Uzbekistan is the powerhouse of the region and will be for some time. It has a fully-fledged tourism industry (and rightly so, it's beautiful) but Kazakhstan has a ready to go economic set up. Kyrgyzstan is the dark horse of the region - geographically it is beautiful, like Switzerland. The capital city is like walking around a museum of the USSR which is incredible to see nowadays. I spent 3 weeks in the region and I would highly recommend Uzbekistan as a destination. Kyrgyzstan is not quite ready yet (you'd need to be able to speak Russian) but I'm sure in 10 years it will be flooded with European tourists. It's stunningly beautiful, pristine and very cheap.
@@vardekpetrovic9716 yeah but the north Koreans solved the border dispute during soviet times. The South didn't because they were considered fake to the soviets. Also they didn't even control any border with the soviets at the time
For Mayotte the hypocrisy of the Comorres is astounding, as Mayotte wasn't part of the sultanate of the Comorres and became a French colony precisely because the locals were afraid the sultanate of the Comorres would invade them. Then after decolonization Comorians kept coming on the French island looking for better living conditions and instead worsening them. Mayotte has an official population of around 250.000 people but in reality it is twice that due to illegal immigration from the Comorres. Repeatedly France tried pushing migrants back as they are slowly killing the island, depriving it of its drinkable water and resources, but the Comorres refuse to keep their population and instead encourage the migrants to continue going to Mayotte. It's no wonder the local population is among the most nationalist in France, which may surprise some as Mayottians are 90% black and muslims. They want simply one thing, the migrants and the Comorres out.
Indeed, I read about the problem (though I had no idea about the size of the illegsl migration) after looking at the French election results curious about geographical distribution of people voting for different parties and Mayotte's results were unexpected so I tried to find out more. Countries that don't take back their own citizens should be sanctioned. Not taking them back? No more visas for that country's people.
Very exciting! Germany also has a dispute with the Netherlands over the Dollart Bay and the mouth of the Ems River in the northeast of the Netherlands, or northwest Germany. The Netherlands considers the valley path underwater as the border, the Germans the left bank. There is no clarification under international law to date, but a 1960 treaty regulates responsibilities in a "spirit of good neighborship" and there was a renewed treaty in 2014 because of offshore wind farms. Germany and the Netherlands cooperate very well in the border region, I grew up in the region and only found out about the dispute by pure chance, because no one really cares. 😂😂
11:00 Those negotiations ARE NOT about handing the Chagos islands back to Mauritius. The negotiations concern the rights of the natives, fishing rights for Mauritians and environmental protection. Sovereignty is not on the agenda - even more so as Mauritius is cosying up to China.
He chagos islands cantbehanded back to Mauritius because it was never owned by them or connected in any way to them.. It wasprivate territory ownd by and enlish church group and then the british government
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367Learn to spell english first. The natives were forcefully removed from their land, only for often innocent people to be tortured there.
No such country as Israel, people came by boats with weapons and stole the indigenous people's land, that's colonialism, occupation, theft, terrorism, you're giving legitimacy to their devilish acts of terrorism by even acknowledging them as a country, they're not! "If there was no Israel, we will have to create an Israel, it's the only way to secure Amarican interest in the middle east, we will need to create an Israel" Joe Biden
Artsakh conflict got resolved by combat recently. Azerbaïdjan, with Turkish informal help, conquered it as Russians stopped protecting Armenia sending no help at all. Guess who suddenly discovers their love for America lol. I once had short but dense ( like 6 hours on 4 days) history class on the conflict by an Azeri prof who grew up there in Soviet times and nearly got killed when the conflict began because a helicopter she was supposed to be in got shot down. She lamented the deportations of her compatriots but admitted the actual violent conflict started with Armenians getting killed in a pogrom in Baku, where she studied history. Armenians responded with Russians siding more with Armenians. Armenians were very scared through previous experiences with Ottomans genociding the Armenians in their empire despite America offering to take them as refugees. You should look at the India Bangladesh border, especially before recent reforms. 3rd degree enclaves!
Can you also explore the 'conflict' between Malaysia and Philippines, which is Sabah Borneo. Although it is mostly between Malaysia and the Sulu Sultanate which is now part of the Philippines.
The whole formation of the countries was a mess, especially Indonesia rejecting federalism. Religious and ethnic conflicts should have taken into account. So called decolonisation was in many cases just the biggest regional/local group dominating the other groups instead of a far away country
Some say the reason why the Olivença situation between Portugal and Spain isn't resolved is because if it was Portuguese and Spanish would no longer be able say how their border has mostly been the same since 1297 as a interesting geographical fact in conversation
As a Georgian myself, you should not only cover up Georgia's or Sakartvelo's territorial disputes with 2 breakaway regions that claim to be independent (Abkhazia and Samachablo region), you should also cover up name dispute between Georgia in Eurasia and another Georgia in US, it's like both Georgia and Georgia are cousins 🇬🇪🇬🇪👌
I was in Israel this year. Residents told me that they go on vacation to the golan heights. Israelis have built there many hotels and retreats. For them it is not unstable.
I can confirm. Although southern syria is indeed very unstable, the golan heights themselves are are very quiet, peaceful, secluded, safe and of course beautiful, and they are a great place for hiking trips. Objectively speaking the area is stable, not just for israelis, and the syrian government has had plenty of other things in its mind over the past decades. I'm pretty certain they gave up taking it back without massive international support. It is not likely to happen, however, especially when taking into account their strategic value - they overlook the entirety of hula valley in northern israel, and the syrians have had a reputation to harass israelis with artillery and sniper fire before the area was conquered.
I hope it's not just me who enjoys seeing the different 'little men' representing countries/cultures. It's very clever and the styles make me laugh. There was once one of Queen Victoria - it was the man in a dress. I fell off my chair laughing as it was funny.
"As long as Venezuela lives and the blood in our hearts gallops in our chests, our Guayana Esequiba justly and by right belongs to our nation." This is how the verses of an old song are sung, composed by the musicians of the Maracaibo Lake.
The International Court of Justice hasn’t decided on Guyana Esequiba yet. Venezuela objected to its jurisdiction over the case but since it decided it has jurisdiction the two sides are both participating in the hearings that will take place.
I’m just glad my country 🇨🇦and Denmark were able to come to our senses and end the dispute over Hans Island that led to the loss of so much Canadian & Danish liquor
Spain 🇪🇸 also has territorial disputes at present. The most important is Gibraltar 🇬🇮, a British overseas territory 🇬🇧 located to the south of the Iberian Peninsula, and which is currently a territory pending decolonization according to the UN. On the other hand, Portugal 🇵🇹 doesn’t recognize Spanish sovereignty over the region of Olivenza (Badajoz), which includes the municipalities of Olivenza and Táliga (although it doesn’t actively claim its sovereignty), ceded by Portugal to Spain through the Treaty of Badajoz (1801). Morocco 🇲🇦 informally demands the transfer of the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, as well as the so-called “Plazas de Soberanía” on the African continent. And finally, the UN 🇺🇳 continues to consider Spain the “de jure” administering power of Western Sahara 🇪🇭
@@General.Knowledge Well, Gibraltar 🇬🇮 has always been a dispute that has been very present in the relations between Spain 🇪🇸 and the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. But yes, Morocco 🇲🇦, from time to time, talks about recovering Ceuta and Melilla ("cities occupied by Spain", it has sometimes called them) and the "Plazas de Soberanía", which are other small Spanish territories off the Moroccan coast and which are the following: Perejil Island, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Alhucemas Islands and Chafarinas Islands
@@brieflyPlaySpain doesnt have a prime minister. If you mean Pedro Sánchez, he is the president, and what he says is wet paper. And 28 of july he will be gone.
Slight correction to the segment on Nagorno-Karabakh. It had a much larger connection to Armenia (and zero Russian control) between 1994 and 2020. It is precisely because of the war in 2020 that the connection to Armenia shrank (and is now controlled by Azerbaijan), and the rest of the territory controlled by Artsakh has Russian "peacekeeping forces" installed.
Armenians began to come to that land by help of russian emprire in 18th century, and second things is that when author said that 99% of that part of Karabakh armenians he did not mention about armenian terror and genocides which caused reduce of other nations living there
@@faridrzayev5093 You were suggested various peace deals which included the return of the Azerbaijani population to Artsakh many times between 1994 and 2020, so what are you trying to prove here?
Kashmir Dispute arguments (These are not my opinions, just the official standpoints that I have read about) China: Sees itself as the successor state to the Qing. Tibet and the British signed the McMahon line agreement en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon_Line, which subsequently the modern Republic of India follows, China claims that since the Qing who were the overlords of the Tibetans did not sign the agreement, therefore the Indian claim is invalid through this agreement. The Chinese want the traditionally Tibetan regions of Kashmir to be part of Tibet proper. India: As you mentioned the Indian argument is based on the Maharajah of Kashmir joining India. Semi official arguments that I have heard also include India wanting a Muslim majority province within its borders to showcase its secular credentials as well as being in a dominant position as far as water resources in the region were concerned. Pakistan: Believes that the Maharajahs accession was coerced and undemocratic. Why should a monarch decide the fate of millions and that to in return for military protection which would only be available if he signed over the region to India. Pakistan also has a big focus on the region from a water resource perspective since practically all of its rivers either start of pass through Kashmir. Whoever controls Kashmir essentially controls agricultural Pakistan.
correction, Philippines DID NOT BUILD any artificial island in West Philippine Sea. It's China who built islands there. Philippines only built post and structures in some islands there.
It was not only countries have territorial disputes, local subdivisions are also have disputes in one country and land disputes between states, towns, etc. In the Philippines, the famous local territorial dispute was Fort Bonifacio and Bonifacio Global City since the 1970s which is a dispute between Makati City and Taguig City despite the Supreme Court decision that favors Fort Bonifacio belongs to Taguig City
There's also Iraqi Kurdistan. It is an territory given autonomy by the Iraqi government but Kurdish forces claim more lands to it. It reached a level of tensions to armed conflicts.
My understanding was, China's dispute in that part of Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh is a matter of rejecting the McMahon Line. It was negotiated between Tibet and the British Raj, which China disputes as illegitimate, as a matter of another government, they didn't recognize, making agreements over territory that wasn't theirs to make any agreements over.
Arunachal Pradesh was a part of Assam province during India's independence from the British rule and was later separated as a separate province by the Indian parliament.....it did not exist when the macmahon line was drawn... China has a habit of claiming land from weaker countries....Had India been as powerful as it is today during the 1962 war China would have no courage to claim even a piece of field from India's territory Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir were, are and will always be an integral part of India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@@devendranayak4537 Very likely so. They didn't get very far in 1962 during the land grab attempt, and got cold feet about pressing the whole of the claims, even back then. The India of today, can't be pushed around or bullied.
You are partially right. The border was drawn between British India and Tibet (china claims Kashmir to arunachal as one greater Tibet region) It was agreed since well British kicked Chinese asses in opium wars. Similar thing was with indo Nepal border, which was peacefully negotiated but was clearly British victors drawing it for Nepalese protectorate. Fyi, Jammu and Kashmir has a distinctively hindu majority Jammu region. Muslim dominated Kashmir (after Mass Killings of Hindus in that region) and Buddhism dominated ladakh. Tbh, all of the Indian border disputes have a colonial asshole screwing things up 😂😂😂 Correct me if I am wrong, i believe only non colonial border dispute of india was with Bangladesh which has been solved.
@aniketprasad3128 How is any of that to be blamed on the British? I guess foreign rule is only "colonialism" when it comes from Europeans. Tibet totally hasn't been colonised by China. Pakistan India problems are not British fault. You wanted the British out fast and after thst happened, religious conflict became dominant again. United India only exists because of the British Raj. There weren't many Brits in the region to suppress anybody. I'd say the situation in South Asia would be way less peaceful without the Brits. Depending on if and when the Mughals had ended, it would look more like Europe with many small and some medium sized countries instead of the huge and increasingly powerful India existing today. I'm not saying British overlordship was only good and even less that it should have stayed in power. I'm just saying to not blame everything on them and recognise it also had positive aspect. Also Indians do really well in other former colonies like in African countries and Guyana plus some islands.
Both territories disputed are owned by Guyana. Borders were drawn with Venezuela in 1905 and with Brazil and Suriname in 1936. Those agreements are final.
The border was never agreed with Venezuela. There was a mediation with the United States as the intermediary. Many historians suggest that the decision made by the Americans, which was completely favorable to the British, was a political favour to improve relations with a potential ally. There are no agreements, let alone anything 'final'.
So I served most of my IDF time in the Golan heights and let me tell you, you’ll have no idea you’re in a disputed area. The Syrians are too preoccupied with their domestic issues so the Golan heights are pretty safe and coincidentally one of the nicest places on earth. Come visit 😇
Besides, the Arabs ganged up on the Israelis. Israel was unjustly attacked. Israel occupied and returned Sinai when Egypt decided to recognize them and work with them. A future Syrian government could do the same and get them back.
@@nicobambino191 The Sinai peninsula was not returned because Egypt recognized anything, but because the US pressured France, UK and Israel. They were about to throw the entire arabic world into the hands of the communists for their own greed. And just because there was war (justified or not), you can not just go somewhere, occupy it and call it yours. I see the argument, when you are still at war with the nation, sure, but not decades after. It is not even a dispute, it is straight up occupation. Funny enough people like you criticize the arabs for starting a war, but when israel does literally the same thing, then we are meant to praise them, because they didnt keep any territory after the US scolded them. Yeah no. Doesn't work that way.
@@nicobambino191 HAhaha absolute bullshit, land was stolen from the Palestinians by colonisers, and unjustly handed over to people who hadn't lived in the region for over a thousand years. It's completely nonsensical to justify it, you may as well say that southern Ukraine belongs to Bulgaria because it was historically their place of origin...
@@justsefa1843 Israel kipping the Golan Highs for security reasons, from this area Syria could fire rockets over all of Israel(and they did in the past). Since there is still no peace between Israel and Syria - why should Israel return the Golan to Syria? To give them a strategic area?
@@y.l7455 Please spare me your mental gymnastics. It is occupation. You can fancy shit as much as you want to, it will remain shit. The occupation of northern cyprus is also for "security reasons", so is the occupation of aserbaijani territory by Armenia. None of them are legal by international law. " from this area Syria could fire rockets over all of Israel" What a circus. Yeah the 10 km strip of land TOTALLY prevents syrian rockets. They just cant shoot them east, north or even south of the Golan hights. No man. Modern technology didnt evolve that much. Sure. In the past decades how many times did Syira raid Israel? 0. How often did the contrary occure? By your logic, Syria should be occupying Israeli territory, since it is a real threat to its national security, getting raided by Israel on a regular base. "why should Israel return the Golan to Syria? To give them a strategic area?" To normalize relations, so people can prosper allotgether, inside and outside of Israel, ultimately benefitting everyone, just like it happened in Europe. But hey, when you are so far deep in your supremacist mind that you sacrifice justice, equality and international law to simp for Israel, it doesnt come to a suprise that you advocate for such a circus. Israel is a danger to all middle eastern nations and it regularly bombs the fuck out of everyone or asasinates scientists across the region. Maybe stop being a c'nt to everyone based on stuff that happened +50 years ago and people will stop viewing Israel as an aggressor and foreign entity in the middle east.
The Golan heights are a strategic location fpr Israel to occupy. Even if they wanted to give it back, Syria is at a constant civil for over a decade, so giving back the land will mean the death of the "traitors" - the druze who finally opened up to Israel after 50 years.
The Golan dispute is actually a pretty interesting one. Historically speaking, it was once ruled by the Kingdom of Israel, back in the days of King Saul, David, and Solomon. Then they were conquered by Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Macedon, Seleucid, Rome, and finally, Rashidun. Under these empires, the Golan became culturally similar to the Syrians, and when Syria was Arabized in the 600s, the Golan was too. Later, the Zionists wanted to make it a part of their state, and Britain agreed to give it to them, only to betray them and give it to French Syria in 1920. Then came the 6 day war, when Israel took and occupied it. Than in 1980, Israel annexed it and granted the Arabs living there citizenship and full equal rights, though this annexation was ruled illegal by the UN. Today, Israel does not want to give it up for several reasons. For one, it would be a security risk, as Israel's main population centers are in the north, and Israel doesn't want to put Syria, due to its ongoing civil war and what Israel believes to be its hostile nature, too close to these population centers. Syria meanwhile views the loss of the Golan as a national humiliation, and wants it back as it believes that the people there are historically more culturally similar to Syria (which is true), and that the people today in the Golan Heights still are nationally Syrian (the situation is slightly more nuanced then that). Syria also said that if it is to negotiate with Israel, Israel must return the Golan as a precondition, which are terms that Israel can't accept. Because of this, the two countries are in a deadlock and the dispute likely won't be resolved in the near future. 🇮🇱🇸🇾
The biggest problem qith Golan Highs to Israel is that they are... High. Literally, it's too easy to fire rockets on all of Israel's main territories from the Golan Highs.
From China's perspective, there is no such thing as “China's claim to Kashmir”. Because from a historical point of view, China has never recognized the current Chinese-occupied area as part of Kashmir. China's claim is directly inherited from the western border of the Qing Dynasty, which was breached by the British-backed Kashmiri state in the 19th and 20th centuries. That border change was not recognized by either the Qing government, the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), or the government of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, China's participation in the Kashmir issue is similar to its territorial dispute with India in the southern Tibet (Arunachal) region, which is rooted in the issue of border legitimacy in the post-colonial era. China advocates removing the influence of colonialism and restoring the historical borders, while India advocates inheriting the borders of the colonial era.
Huh, I never knew that. I've always kinda sided with India (not tht the opinion of some random American dude matters) but when you put it like this it makes more sense.
There's many other disputes still uncovered. While we finally resolved most of our sea border with Russia near the coast a few years ago there's still some disputes between Norway and Russia for instance.
I´m surprised that as a Portuguese you didn´t give more importance to the Olivença dispute, which is a very real, albeit dormant one. No Portuguese government in the last 200 years, whether democratic or autocratic has recognized the Spanish takeover and if you look at an amplified Portuguese map of the area you will see a dotted and not a straight line around Olivença. There is also another lesser know but active territorial dispute between the two countries concerning the sea around the Selvagens islands in the Madeira archipelago
*Trst Je Naš!* The border between Slovenia and Croatia also has some weird border disputes. The border between Brazil and Uruguay also has this problem with some weird border disputes.
The solution of Kashmir disputes is simple,divide the territory into two parts. The Kashmir territory controlled by Pakistan and the Jammu territory controlled by India,between the two new states create a monitored border,like in Punjab.
In paper, according to the UN, it is. The problem is that both countries are enough intoxicated by extreme nationalism that the conflict will barely see an end.
If Venezuela really wants that territory in Guyana, all they have to do is start developing the region itself. And if Guyana complains, they could just go "try and stop us", since Guyana doesn't have the manpower to actually stop Venezuelan forces. Most nations wouldn't intervene on Guyana's behalf, since its largely uninhabited territory at play. Foreign forces don't wanna get bogged down in another Vietnam, and Venezuala just needs to invest in resource extractions there to "win" the territory.
There are a few others I can think of. Japan and Russia over Kuril Islands/Sakhalin. Ethiopia and Sudan over Al-Fashaga region. Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei, Heglig, Jodha, Kafia Kingi and Kaka regions. Spain and Morocco over the Spanish enclaves. Zambia and DRC over the area of Chiengi. Yemen and Somalia over Scrota. Argentina and the UK over the Falklands. Uruguay and Brazil over Brazilian Island. Brazil and Bolivia over Isla Suarez. UAE and Iran over Abu Musa/Greater and Lesser Tunbs. Qatar and Bahrain over Fasht ad Dibal/Qit'at Jaradah. Turkey and Syria over Hatay Province. Singapore and Malaysia over Point 20 sliver. Philippines and Malaysia over Sabah. Saudi Arabia and UAE over their border. Greece and Turkey over Imia. UK and Spain over Gibraltar. UK/Ireland/Iceland/Denmark over Rockall. The multiple disputes among the former Yugoslav nations. Georgia and the "Republic of Abkhazia"/"Republic of South Ossetia"/Russia over Abkhazia/South Ossetia. Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus/Turkey over North Cyprus. PRC and ROC over Hong Kong/Macau. Republic of Somaliland and Somalia over Somaliland. Moldova and "Transnistria" over Transnistria. Those are all the ones I can think of off the top of my head and apologies in advance I may have spelled a few of those places incorrectly as I am just going off memory here.
@@samiiiyusufff Why did you misquote me? When its plainly stated "Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus/Turkey over North Cyprus." if you're going to accuse somebody of something at the very least be accurate about it. To answer the basis of that question/accusation of why I listed both is due to the fact that Turkey is currently the only nation that recognizes the independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) as it is not recognized internationally and currently is the only nation ensuring that independence via military assets based within the claimed area, thus the Republic of Cyprus is in direct dispute with both entities not just Northern Cyprus alone. Do you got any other questions/accusations to make?
6:04 China claims the Aksai Chin region of Kashmir because it believes the boundary established between the British and the Qing protectorate of Tibet back in the 19th century is illegitimate due to the Qing government not being involved and just kind of ignoring it.
Good video. As I am from Jammu, J&K, India, the picture you used at 5:57 is not of the erstwhile Ruler of J&K but of the Prime Minister and then Chief Minister of J&K after 1947. The ruler was Maharaja Hari Singh. You can Google it. Thanks.
the coatian-serbian border, biwl tawil and halib triangle next! thanks for mentioning vietnam! im vietnamese by me vietnam have the paracel islands and philippines have the east, brunei have 1 island and rest is malaysian
6:05 Chaina Clain because as per chaina it is pat of Tibet. They didnt recognize the McMahon Line, also known as the Indochina border. Partly they claim Tibet part which was made as a different union territory. That made all issues bigger
That amazing that the British 🇬🇧 and Mauritius 🇲🇺 Governments are in talks about the Chagos Archipelago except Diego Garcia is under the US because there is a Military Base there
If the people of Mayotte have CHOSEN to stick with France, why should they "change their mind"? This anti-colonial thing is sometimes going into ridiculous territory. The people have chosen. Their wish needs to be respected.
The video only says that for this dispute to end it seems that the two possibilities are, the population changes its mind or the Comoros abandons its demand. There is no anti-colonial bias in his sentence. Antis-Anti-colonial people become ridiculous when misinterpreted.^^
@@Etrune They don't want to "change their minds", they've shown that twice, overwhelmingly so. Just shut up if you're not going to say something intelligent.
Comoros has 4 stars on its flag that represents its islands, or rather the 3 it actually controls and one they refuse to believe chose to not join them.
What about Northern Cyprus? Bolivia never accepted the fact that it was cut off from the ocean coast by Peru and Chile. Not sure if Catalonia, Basque country, Quebec, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland qualify as territorial disputes
Sheikh Abdullah - whose photo has been shown on the postage stamp was not the king of Kashmir, he was the first Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir after 1948. The king of Kashmir was Hari Singh
You forgot the most famous dispute of modern times: Northern Ireland is claimed by the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. There is an armistice in place and the UK manages all sovereign matters in Northern Ireland. The Republic and NI share a common police service and NI has 2 first ministers. The NI parliament was disbanded in 1971 to give place to the Assembly, which is divided between republicans and unionists. When they cannot agree on policy, the power falls back to the UK in Westminster. Actually, Westminster has seats for the republican party in Ireland and they are always empty because they refuse to attend any sessions. It all started a long time ago when the UK was anti-catholics, and now that no one cares about their religion, the whole dispute doesn't make any sense.
The Indian Ocean Territories are confused by a USA base. However our government lost a court case and we must allow the people back. Once returned we are bound by our own laws to set them up as an automomous territory. Once that happens the islanders will vote to join Mauritius. As to the French dispute with Comoros, I support the French position. As with Gibraltar and the Falklands, the people are adamant and democracy is the key factor.
Venezuela's Essequibo claim is downright ridiculous and really has no basis in reality. The fact that they are claiming sovereignty over a piece of land that they claimed belonged to them back when Venezuela did not even exist as a country is nonsensical. What is even more absurd is that they honestly think that they could reclaim a territory that constitutes two thirds of Guyana's land, has a significant amount of their natural resources and holds about a quarter million Guyanese citizens (who have no desire to be Venezuelan). I think the Venezuelans should focus on trying to manage the the mess that they already have before they start including anywhere else.
It is a pretty ridiculous claim. I believe not even Venezuela itself takes it seriously? It seems to just be something they don't want to let go of but make no efforts to assert.
@@General.Knowledge They were going to assert it in the 50s, when the Nationalist leader "Marcos Perez Jimenez" was planning to intervene militarily, but he was too late as people took him out of power. its not really ridiculous as the north of the Essequibo claim was actually part of the Venezuelan Union (Gran Colombia), but in the break away of the union the British slipped in and claimed it.
@@General.Knowledge it wasnt only inherited from colonial times but even after "Gran Colombia" got its independence, The reason Venezuela inherits it is because the "Essequibo" was part of the department of Venezuela in the Times of the Gran colombia.
The story of Chagos, (specifically Diego Garcia), is very sad and shameful. Anyone from the UK or US should educate themselves on this unfortunate history.
There were 900 or so plantation laborers who were forcibly deported through underhanded means. If they were just honest about it at the time it would be better. What they should do is allow the chagossians to resettle the eastern, mostly unused portion of Diego Garcia.
@@Leeeeegion It would have been better, though I think we would still be facing a situation in which Mauritius sought full sovereignty. The issue as far as the UN is concerned is not what happened to the Chagossians but that Britain split a colony before granting it independence.
7:02 uh... it already has resulted in many border clashes. Heck just last year nearly 100 were killed in border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
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*Any other territorial disputes I should cover in a part 2 of this?*
Could you elaborate more about the dispute over Olivença please? I am curios about it because it is in fact irrelevant, even more after the EU. I wonder if you know any juicy details about it. Tank you for the videos, pearls of information.
Yes, Guatemala's claim over Belize. Also a colonial conflict that has been going on for a while now.
Gibralter and the Falklands / Malvinas
Please, Entities Autonomous Region by country
Croatia and Serbia over Danube river border
I heard there are some small disagreements between the countries of Ukraine and Russia
Right? I've been hearing about those too
Yeah, small…..
I wouldn't call russian invasion and annexing a small one, but I'd also not call them disputed as they are Ukrainian lands blatantly occupied by russkie
@@dmylian That's the definition of "disputed". Most areas in the video are considered by the UN as belonging to some country (Ukraine in this case) and another country says that it's actually their land (Russia in this case). So yeah, it is a dispute that unfortunately escalated into a full-scale military conflict
@@o_s-24 yeah, you're right strictly speaking. Although the originally disputed territory was Crimea. They did not stop there and launched a full-scale invasion, the lands they occupy right now are where they were stopped by AFU (had they grabbed more, they'd tell you it also russia). Does that mean that their claims end right there or is the right bank of Khesron (they said they were there forever), or, Kharkiv, or entire land of Ukraine "disputed" bc russia said so? They also said that Ukraine does not exist, the state was given by russia itself and other lunacy. All of these combined make the "disputed" term such a sham when you're dealing with thugs united by gas in 21 century. When they grab because they can, when they launch missiles cause they can, when they say it's theirs and some will say "well yeah.. both sides.. nato provoked"
I went around the disputed areas in Central Asia last month. Nobody seems to care about it (for the moment). I spoke to a Kyrgyz guy who worked for the UN and he said it wasn't really a problem (for now). There are flare ups but nothing spectacular. For the most part they all seem to coexist pretty well. From what I saw, the rest of the world could learn a lesson from them honestly.
It's pretty odd! Are there any ongoing efforts by the countries' governments to define a specific border line? And is there anything valuable in the territory (i.e. resources) that could trigger a future conflict?
@@General.Knowledge woah that was really Quick I was second like
@@General.Knowledge There is nothing valuable in terms of resources, it's purely ethnic lines. The difference between Uzbek, Kyrgyz, Kazakh, Tajik etc. are still important but not to the point of armed conflict. They have their minor gripes with each other but no more than European countries do. As time goes on and they recognise their similarities, I'm sure they will start to work together. Uzbekistan is the powerhouse of the region and will be for some time. It has a fully-fledged tourism industry (and rightly so, it's beautiful) but Kazakhstan has a ready to go economic set up. Kyrgyzstan is the dark horse of the region - geographically it is beautiful, like Switzerland. The capital city is like walking around a museum of the USSR which is incredible to see nowadays. I spent 3 weeks in the region and I would highly recommend Uzbekistan as a destination. Kyrgyzstan is not quite ready yet (you'd need to be able to speak Russian) but I'm sure in 10 years it will be flooded with European tourists. It's stunningly beautiful, pristine and very cheap.
@@domjl17 Thats not true, water rights is a HUGE issue with those borders
@@prdproductions You are absolutely right. I was only thinking about gas, oil and minerals but it's true that water is a big problem
This was a fun one- I just wish there were more disputes to cover. I’ll go fix that.
Okay, tanks aren’t as easy to buy as I thought.
Depend where you live
@@C0lon0free in ukraine
@@trin873💀💀
You can easily turn this into a large series.
How about including the Kuril islands dispute (Russia and Japan) in the next one?
Yes! I'm doing a whole video about Russia's territorial disputes and it includes that one.
@@General.Knowledge у нас их в свое время было предостаточно, даже сейчас они есть. Японцы лезут, финны лезут, украинцы - вообще нет слов
@@General.Knowledge include the disputes that the us has with Canada.
@@mayakstudios7292 hell. Isn't there one with south Korea (as they claim the entire peninsula)
@@vardekpetrovic9716 yeah but the north Koreans solved the border dispute during soviet times. The South didn't because they were considered fake to the soviets. Also they didn't even control any border with the soviets at the time
12:00 Mayotte was further integrated into a french department and region after the referendum it was already a overseas territory at the time.
For Mayotte the hypocrisy of the Comorres is astounding, as Mayotte wasn't part of the sultanate of the Comorres and became a French colony precisely because the locals were afraid the sultanate of the Comorres would invade them.
Then after decolonization Comorians kept coming on the French island looking for better living conditions and instead worsening them. Mayotte has an official population of around 250.000 people but in reality it is twice that due to illegal immigration from the Comorres. Repeatedly France tried pushing migrants back as they are slowly killing the island, depriving it of its drinkable water and resources, but the Comorres refuse to keep their population and instead encourage the migrants to continue going to Mayotte.
It's no wonder the local population is among the most nationalist in France, which may surprise some as Mayottians are 90% black and muslims. They want simply one thing, the migrants and the Comorres out.
Indeed, I read about the problem (though I had no idea about the size of the illegsl migration) after looking at the French election results curious about geographical distribution of people voting for different parties and Mayotte's results were unexpected so I tried to find out more.
Countries that don't take back their own citizens should be sanctioned. Not taking them back? No more visas for that country's people.
Very exciting! Germany also has a dispute with the Netherlands over the Dollart Bay and the mouth of the Ems River in the northeast of the Netherlands, or northwest Germany. The Netherlands considers the valley path underwater as the border, the Germans the left bank. There is no clarification under international law to date, but a 1960 treaty regulates responsibilities in a "spirit of good neighborship" and there was a renewed treaty in 2014 because of offshore wind farms. Germany and the Netherlands cooperate very well in the border region, I grew up in the region and only found out about the dispute by pure chance, because no one really cares. 😂😂
Wow bro, haven’t seen being so much intrigued in world affairs like this channel, loved it, and learning as always
11:00 Those negotiations ARE NOT about handing the Chagos islands back to Mauritius. The negotiations concern the rights of the natives, fishing rights for Mauritians and environmental protection. Sovereignty is not on the agenda - even more so as Mauritius is cosying up to China.
He chagos islands cantbehanded back to Mauritius because it was never owned by them or connected in any way to them.. It wasprivate territory ownd by and enlish church group and then the british government
@@manchagojohnsonmanchago6367Learn to spell english first. The natives were forcefully removed from their land, only for often innocent people to be tortured there.
@@fjorddrake389 english is gay m haha
Part 2 ideas
Serbia 🇷🇸 ⚔️ Kosovo 🇽🇰 (Kosovo region)
North Korea 🇰🇵 ⚔️ South Korea 🇰🇷 (entire Korean Peninsula)
Israel 🇮🇱 ⚔️ Palestine 🇵🇸 (Palestine)
Egypt 🇪🇬 ⚔️ Sudan 🇸🇩 (Hali’ib triangle area)
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼 (Chinese mainland)
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ⚔️ Qatar 🇶🇦 (border I think, might have been resolved)
Georgia 🇬🇪 ⚔️ South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Adjara (those specific regions)
Moldova 🇲🇩 ⚔️ Transnistria, Gaguzia (those regions)
Russia 🇷🇺 ⚔️ Ukraine 🇺🇦 (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, Zaprozihizia, Crimea)
Russia 🇷🇺 ⚔️ Crimea
Afghanistan 🇦🇫 ⚔️ The T@liban 🏳
Russia 🇷🇺 ⚔️ Dagestan, Sakha, Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Chechnya, Karelina, other republics
Russia 🇷🇺 ⚔️ Japan 🇯🇵 (Kuril Islands)
Guatemala 🇬🇹 ⚔️ Belize 🇧🇿 (border)
Colombia 🇨🇴 ⚔️ Honduras 🇭🇳 (?) (San Andres Providencia)
Ireland 🇮🇪 ⚔️ UK 🇬🇧 (Northern Ireland)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Scotland 🏴
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Colombia 🇨🇴 ⚔️ Honduras 🇭🇳 ⚔️ Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (Rosalind Bank)
Colombia 🇨🇴 ⚔️ Jamaica 🇯🇲 ⚔️ Nicaragua 🇳🇮 ⚔️ USA 🇺🇸
Cuba 🇨🇺 ⚔️ East Germany 🇩🇪 (Ernst Thälmann)
Colombia 🇨🇴 ⚔️ USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Jamaica 🇯🇲 ⚔️ Honduras 🇭🇳 ⚔️ Nicaragua 🇳🇮 (Sernilla Bank)
Sudan 🇸🇩 ⚔️ South Sudan 🇸🇸 (Abyei, many other regions)
France 🇫🇷 ⚔️ Madagascar 🇲🇬 ⚔️ Comoros 🇰🇲 (Band Du geyser)
France 🇫🇷 ⚔️ Madagascar 🇲🇬 (French Southern Terriotries)
Spain 🇪🇸 ⚔️ Morocco 🇲🇦 (Cueta, Melilla, Ports)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Mauritius 🇲🇺 ⚔️ Maldives 🇲🇻 ⚔️ Seychelles 🇸🇨 (Chagos)
Eritrea 🇪🇷 ⚔️ Djibouti 🇩🇯 (Duomeira Islands)
France 🇫🇷 ⚔️ Madagascar 🇲🇬 ⚔️ Comoros 🇰🇲 (Glorioso Islands)
Kenya 🇰🇪 ⚔️ South Sudan 🇸🇸 (Ilemni Triangle)
South Africa 🇿🇦 ⚔️ EsWatini 🇸🇿 (border regions)
Mali 🇲🇱 ⚔️ Arawak (azawad region)
Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 ⚔️ Benin 🇧🇯 (Surrounding Villages)
Yemen 🇾🇪 ⚔️ Somalia 🇸🇴 (Socrota)
France 🇫🇷 ⚔️ Mauritius 🇲🇺 (Tromelin)
Morocco 🇲🇦 ⚔️ The Western Sahara 🇪🇭 (The Western Shara)
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Haiti 🇭🇹 (Navassa)
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Canada 🇨🇦 (Machias Seal Island)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Argentina 🇦🇷 (Falklands)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Argentina 🇦🇷 (South Georgia)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Argentina 🇦🇷 (South Sandwhich)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Argentina 🇦🇷 (Antarctic Peninsula)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Argentina 🇦🇷 ⚔️ Chile 🇨🇱 (Antarctic claims)
Australia 🇦🇺 ⚔️ Indonesia 🇮🇩 (Ashmore)
Australia 🇦🇺 ⚔️ Indonesia 🇮🇩 (Cartier)
Iran 🇮🇷 ⚔️ UAE 🇦🇪 (Abu Musa)
Israel 🇮🇱 ⚔️ Palestine 🇵🇸 (West Bank)
Israel 🇮🇱 ⚔️ Palestine 🇵🇸 (Gaza Strip)
Israel 🇮🇱 ⚔️ Palestine 🇵🇸 (Jerusalem)
Greece 🇬🇷 ⚔️ Turkey 🇹🇷 (Imia)
UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Spain 🇪🇸 (Gibraltar)
Ireland 🇮🇪 ⚔️ UK 🇬🇧 ⚔️ Denmark 🇩🇰 ⚔️ Iceland 🇮🇸 (Rockall)
Croatia 🇭🇷 ⚔️ Serbia 🇷🇸 (Border)
Ukraine 🇺🇦 ⚔️ Romania 🇷🇴 (K Island)
France 🇫🇷 ⚔️ Vanuatu 🇻🇺 (Matthew and Hunter Islands)
Australia 🇦🇺 ⚔️ Tonga 🇹🇴 ⚔️ Fiji 🇫🇯 (Minerva Reefs)
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Tokelau 🇹🇰 (Swains Island)
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 (Wake Island)
USA 🇺🇸 ⚔️ Marshall Islands 🇲🇭 (Bikini Atoll)
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Tibet
Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Tibet
Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Mongolia 🇲🇳
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Xinjiang
Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Xinjiang
Cyprus 🇨🇾 ⚔️ Turkey 🇹🇷 (northern Cyprus)
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Hong Kong 🇭🇰
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Macau 🇲🇴
Outer Mongolia ⚔️ Mongolia 🇲🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼
Inner Mongolia ⚔️ China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Mongolia 🇲🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Vietnam 🇻🇳 (Paracel Islands)
China 🇨🇳 ⚔️ Taiwan 🇹🇼 ⚔️ Vietnam 🇻🇳 ⚔️ The Philippines 🇵🇭 ⚔️ Malaysia 🇲🇾 ⚔️ Cambodia 🇰🇭 ⚔️ Singapore 🇸🇬 ⚔️ Indonesia 🇮🇩 ⚔️ Brunei 🇧🇳 ⚔️ Myanmar 🇲🇲 ⚔️ Thailand 🇹🇭 ⚔️ Hong Kong 🇭🇰 ⚔️ Macau 🇲🇴 ⚔️ Hainan ⚔️ Guanxi ⚔️ Guangdong ⚔️ Japan 🇯🇵 (South China sea and many more islands)
To find more I used list of territorial disputes Wikipedia :)
Moldova 🇲🇩 ⚔️ Transnistria (Breakaway republic)
Thank you!
@General.Knowledge Albania × Greece, technically, we are 83 years in war since 1940
No such country as Israel, people came by boats with weapons and stole the indigenous people's land, that's colonialism, occupation, theft, terrorism, you're giving legitimacy to their devilish acts of terrorism by even acknowledging them as a country, they're not!
"If there was no Israel, we will have to create an Israel, it's the only way to secure Amarican interest in the middle east, we will need to create an Israel"
Joe Biden
As a Taiwanese myself, I can guarantee that they were virtually less than 1 percentage of people here care much about Mongolia, Tibet and Xinjiang😂
Artsakh conflict got resolved by combat recently. Azerbaïdjan, with Turkish informal help, conquered it as Russians stopped protecting Armenia sending no help at all. Guess who suddenly discovers their love for America lol. I once had short but dense ( like 6 hours on 4 days) history class on the conflict by an Azeri prof who grew up there in Soviet times and nearly got killed when the conflict began because a helicopter she was supposed to be in got shot down. She lamented the deportations of her compatriots but admitted the actual violent conflict started with Armenians getting killed in a pogrom in Baku, where she studied history. Armenians responded with Russians siding more with Armenians. Armenians were very scared through previous experiences with Ottomans genociding the Armenians in their empire despite America offering to take them as refugees.
You should look at the India Bangladesh border, especially before recent reforms. 3rd degree enclaves!
Can you also explore the 'conflict' between Malaysia and Philippines, which is Sabah Borneo. Although it is mostly between Malaysia and the Sulu Sultanate which is now part of the Philippines.
@hopelope1703 thank you for giving clarification. I just want this to be part of the video.
The whole formation of the countries was a mess, especially Indonesia rejecting federalism. Religious and ethnic conflicts should have taken into account. So called decolonisation was in many cases just the biggest regional/local group dominating the other groups instead of a far away country
Some say the reason why the Olivença situation between Portugal and Spain isn't resolved is because if it was Portuguese and Spanish would no longer be able say how their border has mostly been the same since 1297 as a interesting geographical fact in conversation
As a Georgian myself, you should not only cover up Georgia's or Sakartvelo's territorial disputes with 2 breakaway regions that claim to be independent (Abkhazia and Samachablo region), you should also cover up name dispute between Georgia in Eurasia and another Georgia in US, it's like both Georgia and Georgia are cousins 🇬🇪🇬🇪👌
Distant cousins
Autonomous region of Adjara 🇬🇪
I've seen a video about it before on another channel, forgot which one. Maybe NameExplain.
I would love to have Georgia take sovereignty over USA Georgia.
The names arent disputes
There's no more territorial dispute in Nagorno Karabakh 💀
Thank you for this channel! I learn so much in a short amount of time.
Thanks for watching!
I was in Israel this year. Residents told me that they go on vacation to the golan heights. Israelis have built there many hotels and retreats. For them it is not unstable.
I can confirm. Although southern syria is indeed very unstable, the golan heights themselves are are very quiet, peaceful, secluded, safe and of course beautiful, and they are a great place for hiking trips. Objectively speaking the area is stable, not just for israelis, and the syrian government has had plenty of other things in its mind over the past decades. I'm pretty certain they gave up taking it back without massive international support. It is not likely to happen, however, especially when taking into account their strategic value - they overlook the entirety of hula valley in northern israel, and the syrians have had a reputation to harass israelis with artillery and sniper fire before the area was conquered.
Israel is an illegitimate state
I hope it's not just me who enjoys seeing the different 'little men' representing countries/cultures.
It's very clever and the styles make me laugh. There was once one of Queen Victoria - it was the man in a dress. I fell off my chair laughing as it was funny.
Gotta say, love your musics in the background. Always a treat to listen and watch.
"As long as Venezuela lives and the blood in our hearts gallops in our chests, our Guayana Esequiba justly and by right belongs to our nation."
This is how the verses of an old song are sung, composed by the musicians of the Maracaibo Lake.
You will die not seeing it. 😂
Hello General Knowledge
Agreed
Well lad
Hello ChrisFan890
@ZachAtck⁶⁴ Hello ZachAtck⁶⁴
@@potat2976 Hello Potat
The International Court of Justice hasn’t decided on Guyana Esequiba yet. Venezuela objected to its jurisdiction over the case but since it decided it has jurisdiction the two sides are both participating in the hearings that will take place.
“Russian Peace keeping forces”
Yeaaaaaaaa I don’t know how much I can believe that
9:10 lol. Of all the disputes that you covered, this is the one you say wouldn't be resolved
GUYANA ESEQUIBA BACK IN RELEVANCE RIGHT NOW, THANKS FOR COVERING , 1:07 - It is relevant again
Need a part two for Africa cause it’s getting crazy there too
One example is in the Horn of Africa, lots of stuff happening over there
Can you do a video of Territorial disputes in the past that is now fixed and how it was fixed today.
That would be almost every single territorial dispute ever
I’m just glad my country 🇨🇦and Denmark were able to come to our senses and end the dispute over Hans Island that led to the loss of so much Canadian & Danish liquor
Thanks so much, learned a lot. Looking forward to part 2. Sadly youtube seemed to have some bias.
Spain 🇪🇸 also has territorial disputes at present. The most important is Gibraltar 🇬🇮, a British overseas territory 🇬🇧 located to the south of the Iberian Peninsula, and which is currently a territory pending decolonization according to the UN. On the other hand, Portugal 🇵🇹 doesn’t recognize Spanish sovereignty over the region of Olivenza (Badajoz), which includes the municipalities of Olivenza and Táliga (although it doesn’t actively claim its sovereignty), ceded by Portugal to Spain through the Treaty of Badajoz (1801). Morocco 🇲🇦 informally demands the transfer of the Spanish autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, as well as the so-called “Plazas de Soberanía” on the African continent. And finally, the UN 🇺🇳 continues to consider Spain the “de jure” administering power of Western Sahara 🇪🇭
The Plazas de Soberanía dispute with Morocco would be the most "intense" of these, right?
@@General.Knowledge Well, Gibraltar 🇬🇮 has always been a dispute that has been very present in the relations between Spain 🇪🇸 and the United Kingdom 🇬🇧. But yes, Morocco 🇲🇦, from time to time, talks about recovering Ceuta and Melilla ("cities occupied by Spain", it has sometimes called them) and the "Plazas de Soberanía", which are other small Spanish territories off the Moroccan coast and which are the following: Perejil Island, Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Alhucemas Islands and Chafarinas Islands
@@brieflyPlaySpain doesnt have a prime minister. If you mean Pedro Sánchez, he is the president, and what he says is wet paper. And 28 of july he will be gone.
Been waiting for a video like this!! ❤❤
Thank you for your work king. May the universe bless your kind soul ❤ your videos bring me up when I’m down
Great video. Congrats!
Interesting video! Your videos are very informative and also enjoyable.
Slight correction to the segment on Nagorno-Karabakh. It had a much larger connection to Armenia (and zero Russian control) between 1994 and 2020. It is precisely because of the war in 2020 that the connection to Armenia shrank (and is now controlled by Azerbaijan), and the rest of the territory controlled by Artsakh has Russian "peacekeeping forces" installed.
Armenians began to come to that land by help of russian emprire in 18th century, and second things is that when author said that 99% of that part of Karabakh armenians he did not mention about armenian terror and genocides which caused reduce of other nations living there
@@faridrzayev5093 yes, the Khojaly Genocide where the Armenians not only chased out but also hunted down Azeris
@@faridrzayev5093 You were suggested various peace deals which included the return of the Azerbaijani population to Artsakh many times between 1994 and 2020, so what are you trying to prove here?
Kashmir Dispute arguments (These are not my opinions, just the official standpoints that I have read about)
China: Sees itself as the successor state to the Qing. Tibet and the British signed the McMahon line agreement en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMahon_Line, which subsequently the modern Republic of India follows, China claims that since the Qing who were the overlords of the Tibetans did not sign the agreement, therefore the Indian claim is invalid through this agreement. The Chinese want the traditionally Tibetan regions of Kashmir to be part of Tibet proper.
India: As you mentioned the Indian argument is based on the Maharajah of Kashmir joining India. Semi official arguments that I have heard also include India wanting a Muslim majority province within its borders to showcase its secular credentials as well as being in a dominant position as far as water resources in the region were concerned.
Pakistan: Believes that the Maharajahs accession was coerced and undemocratic. Why should a monarch decide the fate of millions and that to in return for military protection which would only be available if he signed over the region to India. Pakistan also has a big focus on the region from a water resource perspective since practically all of its rivers either start of pass through Kashmir. Whoever controls Kashmir essentially controls agricultural Pakistan.
correction, Philippines DID NOT BUILD any artificial island in West Philippine Sea. It's China who built islands there. Philippines only built post and structures in some islands there.
It was during the time of President Fidel V. Ramos when this whole WPS ordeal started btw (in 1995).
Not sure about Philippines But Vietnam Definitely Did.
It was not only countries have territorial disputes, local subdivisions are also have disputes in one country and land disputes between states, towns, etc.
In the Philippines, the famous local territorial dispute was Fort Bonifacio and Bonifacio Global City since the 1970s which is a dispute between Makati City and Taguig City despite the Supreme Court decision that favors Fort Bonifacio belongs to Taguig City
There's also Iraqi Kurdistan. It is an territory given autonomy by the Iraqi government but Kurdish forces claim more lands to it. It reached a level of tensions to armed conflicts.
My understanding was, China's dispute in that part of Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh is a matter of rejecting the McMahon Line. It was negotiated between Tibet and the British Raj, which China disputes as illegitimate, as a matter of another government, they didn't recognize, making agreements over territory that wasn't theirs to make any agreements over.
Arunachal Pradesh was a part of Assam province during India's independence from the British rule and was later separated as a separate province by the Indian parliament.....it did not exist when the macmahon line was drawn... China has a habit of claiming land from weaker countries....Had India been as powerful as it is today during the 1962 war China would have no courage to claim even a piece of field from India's territory
Arunachal Pradesh and Kashmir were, are and will always be an integral part of India🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
@@devendranayak4537 Very likely so. They didn't get very far in 1962 during the land grab attempt, and got cold feet about pressing the whole of the claims, even back then.
The India of today, can't be pushed around or bullied.
You are partially right. The border was drawn between British India and Tibet (china claims Kashmir to arunachal as one greater Tibet region)
It was agreed since well British kicked Chinese asses in opium wars. Similar thing was with indo Nepal border, which was peacefully negotiated but was clearly British victors drawing it for Nepalese protectorate.
Fyi, Jammu and Kashmir has a distinctively hindu majority Jammu region. Muslim dominated Kashmir (after Mass Killings of Hindus in that region) and Buddhism dominated ladakh.
Tbh, all of the Indian border disputes have a colonial asshole screwing things up 😂😂😂
Correct me if I am wrong, i believe only non colonial border dispute of india was with Bangladesh which has been solved.
@@aniketprasad3128even before the Kashmiri Pandit exodus Kashmir wasn't Hindu majority.
@aniketprasad3128 How is any of that to be blamed on the British? I guess foreign rule is only "colonialism" when it comes from Europeans. Tibet totally hasn't been colonised by China. Pakistan India problems are not British fault. You wanted the British out fast and after thst happened, religious conflict became dominant again. United India only exists because of the British Raj. There weren't many Brits in the region to suppress anybody. I'd say the situation in South Asia would be way less peaceful without the Brits. Depending on if and when the Mughals had ended, it would look more like Europe with many small and some medium sized countries instead of the huge and increasingly powerful India existing today. I'm not saying British overlordship was only good and even less that it should have stayed in power. I'm just saying to not blame everything on them and recognise it also had positive aspect. Also Indians do really well in other former colonies like in African countries and Guyana plus some islands.
Wonderful channel.
Go ahead. Always.
Annexing more land is the last thing Venezuela needs!
Both territories disputed are owned by Guyana. Borders were drawn with Venezuela in 1905 and with Brazil and Suriname in 1936. Those agreements are final.
The border was never agreed with Venezuela. There was a mediation with the United States as the intermediary. Many historians suggest that the decision made by the Americans, which was completely favorable to the British, was a political favour to improve relations with a potential ally.
There are no agreements, let alone anything 'final'.
The dispute continue so nothing is over
Divide them between Suriname and Venezuela.
So I served most of my IDF time in the Golan heights and let me tell you, you’ll have no idea you’re in a disputed area. The Syrians are too preoccupied with their domestic issues so the Golan heights are pretty safe and coincidentally one of the nicest places on earth. Come visit 😇
Besides, the Arabs ganged up on the Israelis. Israel was unjustly attacked. Israel occupied and returned Sinai when Egypt decided to recognize them and work with them. A future Syrian government could do the same and get them back.
@@nicobambino191 The Sinai peninsula was not returned because Egypt recognized anything, but because the US pressured France, UK and Israel. They were about to throw the entire arabic world into the hands of the communists for their own greed.
And just because there was war (justified or not), you can not just go somewhere, occupy it and call it yours. I see the argument, when you are still at war with the nation, sure, but not decades after. It is not even a dispute, it is straight up occupation.
Funny enough people like you criticize the arabs for starting a war, but when israel does literally the same thing, then we are meant to praise them, because they didnt keep any territory after the US scolded them. Yeah no. Doesn't work that way.
@@nicobambino191 HAhaha absolute bullshit, land was stolen from the Palestinians by colonisers, and unjustly handed over to people who hadn't lived in the region for over a thousand years. It's completely nonsensical to justify it, you may as well say that southern Ukraine belongs to Bulgaria because it was historically their place of origin...
@@justsefa1843 Israel kipping the Golan Highs for security reasons, from this area Syria could fire rockets over all of Israel(and they did in the past). Since there is still no peace between Israel and Syria - why should Israel return the Golan to Syria? To give them a strategic area?
@@y.l7455 Please spare me your mental gymnastics. It is occupation. You can fancy shit as much as you want to, it will remain shit. The occupation of northern cyprus is also for "security reasons", so is the occupation of aserbaijani territory by Armenia. None of them are legal by international law.
" from this area Syria could fire rockets over all of Israel"
What a circus. Yeah the 10 km strip of land TOTALLY prevents syrian rockets. They just cant shoot them east, north or even south of the Golan hights. No man. Modern technology didnt evolve that much. Sure.
In the past decades how many times did Syira raid Israel? 0. How often did the contrary occure? By your logic, Syria should be occupying Israeli territory, since it is a real threat to its national security, getting raided by Israel on a regular base.
"why should Israel return the Golan to Syria? To give them a strategic area?"
To normalize relations, so people can prosper allotgether, inside and outside of Israel, ultimately benefitting everyone, just like it happened in Europe. But hey, when you are so far deep in your supremacist mind that you sacrifice justice, equality and international law to simp for Israel, it doesnt come to a suprise that you advocate for such a circus.
Israel is a danger to all middle eastern nations and it regularly bombs the fuck out of everyone or asasinates scientists across the region. Maybe stop being a c'nt to everyone based on stuff that happened +50 years ago and people will stop viewing Israel as an aggressor and foreign entity in the middle east.
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The Golan heights are a strategic location fpr Israel to occupy. Even if they wanted to give it back, Syria is at a constant civil for over a decade, so giving back the land will mean the death of the "traitors" - the druze who finally opened up to Israel after 50 years.
make a part 2!
fun fact: artsakh used to control much larger territory but in 2020 azerbaijan taken over huge parts and in 2022 it cut it off from Armenia
Artsakh no longer exists dude
The Russians moved away from the area, it's no longer occupied by Armenia.
Lebanon claims a part of the Golan heights known as Shebbaa farms which you didn’t mention
The Golan dispute is actually a pretty interesting one. Historically speaking, it was once ruled by the Kingdom of Israel, back in the days of King Saul, David, and Solomon. Then they were conquered by Assyria, Babylon, Persia, Macedon, Seleucid, Rome, and finally, Rashidun. Under these empires, the Golan became culturally similar to the Syrians, and when Syria was Arabized in the 600s, the Golan was too. Later, the Zionists wanted to make it a part of their state, and Britain agreed to give it to them, only to betray them and give it to French Syria in 1920. Then came the 6 day war, when Israel took and occupied it. Than in 1980, Israel annexed it and granted the Arabs living there citizenship and full equal rights, though this annexation was ruled illegal by the UN. Today, Israel does not want to give it up for several reasons. For one, it would be a security risk, as Israel's main population centers are in the north, and Israel doesn't want to put Syria, due to its ongoing civil war and what Israel believes to be its hostile nature, too close to these population centers. Syria meanwhile views the loss of the Golan as a national humiliation, and wants it back as it believes that the people there are historically more culturally similar to Syria (which is true), and that the people today in the Golan Heights still are nationally Syrian (the situation is slightly more nuanced then that). Syria also said that if it is to negotiate with Israel, Israel must return the Golan as a precondition, which are terms that Israel can't accept. Because of this, the two countries are in a deadlock and the dispute likely won't be resolved in the near future. 🇮🇱🇸🇾
The biggest problem qith Golan Highs to Israel is that they are... High. Literally, it's too easy to fire rockets on all of Israel's main territories from the Golan Highs.
@@y.l7455 yeah thanks for including that! it's a shame I left it out.
If the Syrian civil war ever ends, Israel should give their territory back
Better Call Saul
Israel telling Syria you are not stable we need a buffer zone, Israel not being stable themself😂
From China's perspective, there is no such thing as “China's claim to Kashmir”. Because from a historical point of view, China has never recognized the current Chinese-occupied area as part of Kashmir. China's claim is directly inherited from the western border of the Qing Dynasty, which was breached by the British-backed Kashmiri state in the 19th and 20th centuries. That border change was not recognized by either the Qing government, the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan), or the government of the People's Republic of China. Therefore, China's participation in the Kashmir issue is similar to its territorial dispute with India in the southern Tibet (Arunachal) region, which is rooted in the issue of border legitimacy in the post-colonial era. China advocates removing the influence of colonialism and restoring the historical borders, while India advocates inheriting the borders of the colonial era.
Huh, I never knew that. I've always kinda sided with India (not tht the opinion of some random American dude matters) but when you put it like this it makes more sense.
There's many other disputes still uncovered.
While we finally resolved most of our sea border with Russia near the coast a few years ago there's still some disputes between Norway and Russia for instance.
in this and other videos you show some really great maps, it would be helpful if you could post sources for those maps
I´m surprised that as a Portuguese you didn´t give more importance to the Olivença dispute, which is a very real, albeit dormant one. No Portuguese government in the last 200 years, whether democratic or autocratic has recognized the Spanish takeover and if you look at an amplified Portuguese map of the area you will see a dotted and not a straight line around Olivença. There is also another lesser know but active territorial dispute between the two countries concerning the sea around the Selvagens islands in the Madeira archipelago
*Trst Je Naš!*
The border between Slovenia and Croatia also has some weird border disputes.
The border between Brazil and Uruguay also has this problem with some weird border disputes.
Bro most of these countries cant even take care of their current territory 💀
Malvinas? Gibraltar? . I know it's almost imposible include all the territorial disputes, but this two are big ones.
It's called the Falklands by the people who live there, not the Malvinas.
Artsakh is armenian 100%
The solution of Kashmir disputes is simple,divide the territory into two parts.
The Kashmir territory controlled by Pakistan and the Jammu territory controlled by India,between the two new states create a monitored border,like in Punjab.
In paper, according to the UN, it is. The problem is that both countries are enough intoxicated by extreme nationalism that the conflict will barely see an end.
@@AllanLimosin You are right. But especially after the recent lithium finding. I
@@preetjitsingh328the lithium was discovered is the Jammu region as there can be no researches in Kashmir because of pakistani militants
@Soham Pandey in Kashmir too. All 3 sides of it...
@@preetjitsingh328 the lithium is discovered in the Reasi district of the jak(Jammu Kashmir) which is in the Jammu district and is 75% hindu
"Which side do you think is right?" Are you trying to make this comment section a fucking warzone?
If Venezuela really wants that territory in Guyana, all they have to do is start developing the region itself. And if Guyana complains, they could just go "try and stop us", since Guyana doesn't have the manpower to actually stop Venezuelan forces. Most nations wouldn't intervene on Guyana's behalf, since its largely uninhabited territory at play. Foreign forces don't wanna get bogged down in another Vietnam, and Venezuala just needs to invest in resource extractions there to "win" the territory.
You should cover the Baltics, where every individual neighborhood thinks it should be its own nation.
Do one for Italy and France
Philippines is North Borneo and Malaysia is Bojonegoro and Tuban.
There are a few others I can think of.
Japan and Russia over Kuril Islands/Sakhalin.
Ethiopia and Sudan over Al-Fashaga region.
Sudan and South Sudan over Abyei, Heglig, Jodha, Kafia Kingi and Kaka regions.
Spain and Morocco over the Spanish enclaves.
Zambia and DRC over the area of Chiengi.
Yemen and Somalia over Scrota.
Argentina and the UK over the Falklands.
Uruguay and Brazil over Brazilian Island.
Brazil and Bolivia over Isla Suarez.
UAE and Iran over Abu Musa/Greater and Lesser Tunbs.
Qatar and Bahrain over Fasht ad Dibal/Qit'at Jaradah.
Turkey and Syria over Hatay Province.
Singapore and Malaysia over Point 20 sliver.
Philippines and Malaysia over Sabah.
Saudi Arabia and UAE over their border.
Greece and Turkey over Imia.
UK and Spain over Gibraltar.
UK/Ireland/Iceland/Denmark over Rockall.
The multiple disputes among the former Yugoslav nations.
Georgia and the "Republic of Abkhazia"/"Republic of South Ossetia"/Russia over Abkhazia/South Ossetia.
Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus/Turkey over North Cyprus.
PRC and ROC over Hong Kong/Macau.
Republic of Somaliland and Somalia over Somaliland.
Moldova and "Transnistria" over Transnistria.
Those are all the ones I can think of off the top of my head and apologies in advance I may have spelled a few of those places incorrectly as I am just going off memory here.
Why did you type "North Cyprus/Turkey" it's just north cyprus
@@samiiiyusufff Why did you misquote me? When its plainly stated "Republic of Cyprus and Northern Cyprus/Turkey over North Cyprus." if you're going to accuse somebody of something at the very least be accurate about it.
To answer the basis of that question/accusation of why I listed both is due to the fact that Turkey is currently the only nation that recognizes the independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Northern Cyprus) as it is not recognized internationally and currently is the only nation ensuring that independence via military assets based within the claimed area, thus the Republic of Cyprus is in direct dispute with both entities not just Northern Cyprus alone.
Do you got any other questions/accusations to make?
How do you find maps showing an objective territorial control rather than just what countries recognize
Look up the Apolitical World Map. It's updated a couple times per year
6:04 China claims the Aksai Chin region of Kashmir because it believes the boundary established between the British and the Qing protectorate of Tibet back in the 19th century is illegitimate due to the Qing government not being involved and just kind of ignoring it.
Good video. As I am from Jammu, J&K, India, the picture you used at 5:57 is not of the erstwhile Ruler of J&K but of the Prime Minister and then Chief Minister of J&K after 1947.
The ruler was Maharaja Hari Singh. You can Google it.
Thanks.
the coatian-serbian border, biwl tawil and halib triangle next!
thanks for mentioning vietnam! im vietnamese
by me vietnam have the paracel islands and philippines have the east, brunei have 1 island and rest is malaysian
You forgot the Guatemala/Belize border dispute
6:05 Chaina Clain because as per chaina it is pat of Tibet. They didnt recognize the McMahon Line, also known as the Indochina border. Partly they claim Tibet part which was made as a different union territory. That made all issues bigger
That amazing that the British 🇬🇧 and Mauritius 🇲🇺 Governments are in talks about the Chagos Archipelago except Diego Garcia is under the US because there is a Military Base there
You also forgot Russia and Japan for the last 77 years have been quietly at war over the Kuril Islands
Let the Comment War begin💀
At least Canada and Denmark solved their territorial dispute last year.
Hans island ?
Not gonna lie I am kinda sad they did, it was one of the most amusing territorial disputes in history.
I'm surprised you forgot Guatemala-Belize
If the people of Mayotte have CHOSEN to stick with France, why should they "change their mind"? This anti-colonial thing is sometimes going into ridiculous territory. The people have chosen. Their wish needs to be respected.
The video only says that for this dispute to end it seems that the two possibilities are, the population changes its mind or the Comoros abandons its demand. There is no anti-colonial bias in his sentence.
Antis-Anti-colonial people become ridiculous when misinterpreted.^^
Its like the Falkland islands, where Argentina claims them but the people want to stick with Britain.
@@Etrune They don't want to "change their minds", they've shown that twice, overwhelmingly so. Just shut up if you're not going to say something intelligent.
Comoros has 4 stars on its flag that represents its islands, or rather the 3 it actually controls and one they refuse to believe chose to not join them.
@@MMerlyn91 And neither I nor the video says otherwise
What about Northern Cyprus? Bolivia never accepted the fact that it was cut off from the ocean coast by Peru and Chile. Not sure if Catalonia, Basque country, Quebec, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland qualify as territorial disputes
how do tou make these animations, or how can i make them?
Ulster, Saqiya al-Hamra & Gold River, Gibraltar, Malvinas, ...
Sheikh Abdullah - whose photo has been shown on the postage stamp was not the king of Kashmir, he was the first Prime Minister of Jammu & Kashmir after 1948. The king of Kashmir was Hari Singh
that chess thing... I liked it!
How about Philippines’ dispute with Malaysia for Northern Borneo?
Guyana Esequiba is Venezuela! 🇻🇪
You forgot the most famous dispute of modern times: Northern Ireland is claimed by the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. There is an armistice in place and the UK manages all sovereign matters in Northern Ireland. The Republic and NI share a common police service and NI has 2 first ministers. The NI parliament was disbanded in 1971 to give place to the Assembly, which is divided between republicans and unionists. When they cannot agree on policy, the power falls back to the UK in Westminster. Actually, Westminster has seats for the republican party in Ireland and they are always empty because they refuse to attend any sessions. It all started a long time ago when the UK was anti-catholics, and now that no one cares about their religion, the whole dispute doesn't make any sense.
Brazil have a dispute with Uruguay and Guyana
The Indian Ocean Territories are confused by a USA base. However our government lost a court case and we must allow the people back.
Once returned we are bound by our own laws to set them up as an automomous territory. Once that happens the islanders will vote to join Mauritius.
As to the French dispute with Comoros, I support the French position. As with Gibraltar and the Falklands, the people are adamant and democracy is the key factor.
Venezuela's Essequibo claim is downright ridiculous and really has no basis in reality. The fact that they are claiming sovereignty over a piece of land that they claimed belonged to them back when Venezuela did not even exist as a country is nonsensical. What is even more absurd is that they honestly think that they could reclaim a territory that constitutes two thirds of Guyana's land, has a significant amount of their natural resources and holds about a quarter million Guyanese citizens (who have no desire to be Venezuelan). I think the Venezuelans should focus on trying to manage the the mess that they already have before they start including anywhere else.
It is a pretty ridiculous claim. I believe not even Venezuela itself takes it seriously? It seems to just be something they don't want to let go of but make no efforts to assert.
Chill out dude, nobody even remembers Guyana is a thing.
It didn’t stop Argentina from doing the same decades ago with the Falkland Islands against a world power, only to get there asses kicked.
@@General.Knowledge They were going to assert it in the 50s, when the Nationalist leader "Marcos Perez Jimenez" was planning to intervene militarily, but he was too late as people took him out of power. its not really ridiculous as the north of the Essequibo claim was actually part of the Venezuelan Union (Gran Colombia), but in the break away of the union the British slipped in and claimed it.
@@General.Knowledge it wasnt only inherited from colonial times but even after "Gran Colombia" got its independence, The reason Venezuela inherits it is because the "Essequibo" was part of the department of Venezuela in the Times of the Gran colombia.
“Violent border disputes are a thing of the past”
Vladimir Putin: Hahahahahahahahaha!
The story of Chagos, (specifically Diego Garcia), is very sad and shameful. Anyone from the UK or US should educate themselves on this unfortunate history.
@@sovkhan4359lame
There were 900 or so plantation laborers who were forcibly deported through underhanded means. If they were just honest about it at the time it would be better. What they should do is allow the chagossians to resettle the eastern, mostly unused portion of Diego Garcia.
@@aaronmarks9366 yeah your right it is 🤣🤣
It’s not my problem that they are incompetent in global affairs and inhabited strategic islands. I don’t care.
@@Leeeeegion It would have been better, though I think we would still be facing a situation in which Mauritius sought full sovereignty. The issue as far as the UN is concerned is not what happened to the Chagossians but that Britain split a colony before granting it independence.
A border dispute video is never complete unless China is mentioned.
i didn't know the Oman Yemen conflict
Brazil and Uruguay have territorial disputes on their border
Funfact: In the Philippines, the South China Sea is called West Philippine Sea.
Good on you to call Taiwan a country. Very interesting video!
As long as you don't include any territorial disputes between Balkan nations, everything will be just allright
Donbass and Crimea: Are we a joke to you?
What about the Sudan-South Sudan Dispute
7:02 uh... it already has resulted in many border clashes. Heck just last year nearly 100 were killed in border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan