Border incidents and violence

Tension may arise and violence erupt on the border between two countries as a result of any of a number of causes, including: infiltration of armed intruders from one country into the other; exchange of fire across the border; seizure of citizens of one country by agents of the other; movement of individuals from one country to the other in search of asylum or to escape imprisonment; smuggling; build-up of armed forces along a border.

Border incidents tend to occur in cases where the relations between the two countries are strained, for example: North Korea/South Korea; South Africa/Mozambique; China/Vietnam; India/Pakistan; Israel and neighbouring Arab countries; Tanzania/Uganda; India/China; Germany/Czech Republic.

1. Disputes
2. Aggressive foreign policy
3. Abuse of government power

1. Violence along internal borders
2. Military manoeuvres in sensitive border areas
3. Cross border military operations
4. Border patrol violations

1. Vulnerability of frontier workers
2. Inadequate international map of the world

1. Unnatural boundaries between states
2. Infringement of national airspace
3. Divided countries
4. Boundary disputes between states
5. Annexation of territories
6. Accidental military incidents

1. Conflicting international priorities

1. Using border violence
2. Researching frontier crimes
3. Negotiating border disputes
4. Minimizing cross-border violence
5. Fortifying frontier lines

1. Violence
2. Crime
3. Conflict
4. Cross-purposes
5. Dispute