Security & Strategic Review October 2010 (ISSN 1741-4202)
COSTA RICA-NICARAGUA: Flare-up of tensions over border dispute
Both Costa Rica and Nicaragua are appealing for international
intervention following allegations of a Nicaraguan incursion into Costa Rican
territory. The area in question involves the San Juan River which the
Nicaraguans had begun dredging to boost water levels for a new hydroelectric
project and which previously had been the source of a longstanding maritime
dispute between the two which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolved
in 2009.
End of preview - This article contains approximately 1200 words
Subscribers: Log in now to read the full article
Not a Subscriber?
Enquire Now