Realigning borders

Following the negotiation of a peace treaty between Jordan and Israel in 1994, several hundreds of hectares of former Israeli territory south of the Red Sea have been handed over to Jordan, mostly desert and unpopulated land. In practical terms, Israeli border guards have pulled back from between a few tens of metres to several kilometres, depending on the location, to correspond with the border realignment.

1. Setting land boundaries
2. Delineating territory
3. Defining national boundaries

1. Negotiating border disputes

1. Settling border disputes
2. Reducing delays at border crossings
3. Minimizing cross-border violence

1. Negotiating conflicting claims to terrestrial territory
2. Demilitarizing a territory
3. Declaring peace
4. Annexing territory

1. Protecting territory by maintaining natural barriers
2. Protecting sovereignty by enforcing political boundaries

1. Military manoeuvres in sensitive border areas
2. Exploitation of cross-border differentials
3. Boundary disputes between states
4. Annexation of territories