Flashpoint (politics)

Flashpoint (politics)

In international relations, a flashpoint is an area or dispute that has a strong possibility of developing into a war.

Current flashpoints

* the Taiwan straits
* Korea peninsula
* the Golan heights
* Kashmir
* the Spratley Islands
* Imia/Kardak - Aegean dispute
* Barents Sea dispute

Historical flashpoints

* the Balkans
* Berlin
* the Rio Grande valley
* Alsace-Lorraine (France Germany border)
* trade with the East


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