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IBRU the Centre for Borders Research at Durham University works to minimise conflict associated with international boundaries on land and at sea.

 Durham University, UK
durham.ac.uk/ibru
Joined February 2011
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Water for Peace openthemagazine.com/india/wa…
Water for Peace

Water for Peace

How India could embed water-sharing arrangements with Pakistan and Bangladesh in a tactical framework adapted from the Israel-Jordan model

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Thailand, Cambodia seek to calm escalating dispute over US$300 billion seabed sc.mp/g5sun?utm_source=twitt… via @scmpnews
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Argentina Takes Falklands Oil Dispute to International Tribunal oedigital.com/news/543666-ar…
Argentina Takes Falklands Oil Dispute to International Tribunal

Argentina Takes Falklands Oil Dispute to International Tribunal

Argentina takes UK to international court to stop hydrocarbon activities near Falklands. 🇦🇷🇬🇧 #Falklands #OilDispute #InternationalTribunal

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Colombia Revives Maritime Boundary Dispute With Nicaragua Over San Andres colombiaone.com/2026/10/19/c… via @ColombiaOne: News from Colombia and the World
Colombia Revives Maritime Boundary Dispute With Nicaragua Over San Andres

Colombia Revives Maritime Boundary Dispute With Nicaragua Over San Andres

Colombia plans a decree establishing maritime baselines around San Andres, raising new questions about its maritime dispute with Nicaragua.

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Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute reuters.com/world/asia-pacif…
Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute

Cambodia and Thailand begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute

Foreign ministers of Cambodia and Thailand delivered opening statements on Tuesday at the first meeting of a ​U.N. arbitration process to resolve a long-running maritime dispute between the ‌two...

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Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5y…

Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration

President Javier Milei set a two-week deadline for the Sea Lion oilfield project to be scrapped.

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Drawing the Line: India and Myanmar's Unfinished Border - orfonline.org/research/drawi… via @orfonline
Drawing the Line: India and Myanmar's Unfinished Border

Drawing the Line: India and Myanmar's Unfinished Border

Drawing the Line: India and Myanmar's Unfinished Border

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ICJ sets dates for oral hearings in Belize disputes with Guatemala and Honduras sanpedrosun.com/government/2… via @The San Pedro Sun
ICJ sets dates for oral hearings in Belize disputes with Guatemala and Honduras - The San Pedro Sun

ICJ sets dates for oral hearings in Belize disputes with Guatemala and Honduras - The San Pedro Sun

Belize’s two territorial dispute cases before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are moving to the oral hearing stage.

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Gambia-Senegal border marking gains pace as joint team ends 1st phase thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/he…
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Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ's ruling on Essequibo region f24.my/CBDS
Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ's ruling on Essequibo region

Guyana urges Venezuela at UN to respect ICJ's ruling on Essequibo region

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali urged Venezuela before the UN General Assembly on Thursday to respect the International Court of Justice's forthcoming decision over the Essequibo region, an oil-rich...

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Maps can be misleading – on purpose – and their story becomes history. The case of Ethiopia theconversation.com/maps-can… via @TC_Africa
Maps can be misleading – on purpose – and their story becomes history. The case of Ethiopia

Maps can be misleading – on purpose – and their story becomes history. The case of Ethiopia

Political groups use social media ‘maptivism’ to spread exaggerated regional maps to stake a claim to territory.

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European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns apnews.com/article/europe-mi…
European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns

European ministers discuss stronger border controls and fast-track migrant returns

European interior ministers are meeting in Germany to discuss strengthening border controls and improving rapid response in emergencies.

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Beyond the Sudan-Saudi Dispute: Egypt's Pivotal Maritime Border Agreement and Its Regional Consequences bbntimes.com/politics/beyond…
Beyond the Sudan-Saudi Dispute: Egypt's Pivotal Maritime Border Agreement and Its Regional Conseq...

Beyond the Sudan-Saudi Dispute: Egypt's Pivotal Maritime Border Agreement and Its Regional Conseq...

For nearly half a century, the maritime boundary between Sudan and Saudi Arabia has yet to be delimited, and recent momentum on the issue has emerged against the backdrop of Sudan's ongoing war.

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Cambodia and Thailand trade blame at the UN General Assembly khmertimeskh.com/502031415/c…
Cambodia and Thailand trade blame at the UN General Assembly - Khmer Times

Cambodia and Thailand trade blame at the UN General Assembly - Khmer Times

The diplomatic showdown between Cambodia and Thailand over the border dispute took the main stage again at the United Nations (UN), as the representatives of both Southeast Asian nations accused each...

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Nigeria, Cameroon Near Completion of 2,100km Border Demarcation nigeriainfo.fm/news/homepage…
Nigeria, Cameroon Near Completion of 2,100km Border Demarcation

Nigeria, Cameroon Near Completion of 2,100km Border Demarcation

Nearly 24 years after the International Court of Justice resolved the Nigeria-Cameroon boundary dispute, both countries are expected to complete the physical demarcation of their 2,100-kilometre...

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Russia and North Korea open first road bridge across border
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IBRU Workshop Preparing for Third Party Settlement of Boundary & Sovereignty Disputes. 2-4 November 2026, Durham UK In Partnership with @FoleyHoag To find out more and book your place visit our website. dur.ac.uk/research/institute…
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Gabon–Equatorial Guinea: Territorial Dispute Comes to an End powersofafrica.com/article/4…
Gabon–Equatorial Guinea: Territorial Dispute Comes to an End

Gabon–Equatorial Guinea: Territorial Dispute Comes to an End

Gabon and Equatorial Guinea officially brought an end on Tuesday in Addis Ababa to a border dispute that had strained relations between the two countries for m...

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Thailand rejects UN expert’s Cambodia report, cites lack of balance khaosodenglish.com/featured/… via @KhaosodEnglish
Thailand rejects UN expert’s Cambodia report, cites lack of balance

Thailand rejects UN expert’s Cambodia report, cites lack of balance

BANGKOK — Thailand on Monday rejected several points in a report by UN special rapporteur Tom Andrews on the human rights situation in Cambodia, saying the document lacked balance and did not take...

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Clashes in Ethiopia along borders with Sudan, Eritrea stoke worry of larger regional war
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