Security & Strategic Review December 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)
Costa Rica builds up forces for territorial defence
As attempts to broker an agreement between Costa Rica and Nicaragua on their border dispute stumbled on Nicaragua’s refusal to withdraw its troops and Costa Rica’s rejection of ‘unconditional’ talks, with the World Court hearings scheduled for mid-January, tension has been rising steadily. Most notably, Costa Rica has shifted from relying solely on international law to mustering forces for the ‘defence of territorial sovereignty’.
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