Territorial disputes: categories of claims, issues at stake and contexts Each territorial dispute has its own characteristics.[1] Indeed, territorial disputes may be defined and characterized unidimensionally in several ways: a) according to the elements of a sovereign state they may be based on: population (minorities, ethnic conflicts, etc.), territory (natural resources, borders, etc.)and government (leaders’ … Continue reading Territorial Disputes in the Americas blog series. Post 3: Territorial disputes: categories of claims, issues at stake and contexts