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May 2012
April 2012
- Italy and Libya reach agreement on border security and migration; PACE report condemns NATO response to stricken refugees in Mediterranean
- Sudan and South Sudan hold talks following conflict in disputed border region
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
- Nigeria and Frontex sign agreement to enhance integrated border management
- Croatia and Slovenia complete appointment of arbitral tribunal
- Proposed Evros fence will not be funded by European Union; Greek government continues with construction plans
- China and India agree new border management initiative
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
- Tribunal orders interim measures in transboundary water arbitration between India and Pakistan
- Tensions rise between Cyprus and Turkey over proposed drilling
- Historic protocol paves the way for elimination of Bangladeshi and Indian territorial enclaves
August 2011
- Bangladesh and India sign boundary maps
- Concern mounts over Ethiopia dam project while border tensions with Kenya are addressed
- Agreement signed between Bangladesh and India over use of deadly force by border guards
July 2011
- ICJ indicates provisional measures around the Temple of Preah Vihear
- Israel unilaterally defines the northern limit of its maritime space
- Denmark reinforces border controls
June 2011
- New agreement for troop removal in contested Sudan border regions
- Thailand withdraws from World Heritage Convention over Preah Vihear dispute
- Reports of 22 shot dead by Israeli soldiers on Syrian border
- Croatia and Slovenia submit arbitration agreement to UN
- Conflict resumes in Sudan’s disputed Abyei region, demilitarised zone proposed
- Frontex border guards shot at on Greek-Turkish border
- Rafah border crossing reopened by Egypt, easing blockade to Gaza
- Refugee camp on Libya-Tunisia border destroyed in clashes
May 2011
- ICJ rejects interventions in Nicaragua v. Colombia case
- Cambodia initiates temple proceedings at the ICJ
April 2011
- Clashes resume between Cambodia and Thailand in disputed border region
- France and Italy request Schengen reforms
- Thailand calls for observers to remain outside of disputed area
- UNIFIL responds to Israeli tanks crossing fence close to Blue Line
- France reinstates controls along border with Italy to halt migrants
March 2011
- EU continues to monitor migration to Lampedusa closely
- Thailand withdraws from ASEAN-led talks with Cambodia
- Cameroon and Nigeria agree joint development along part of their maritime boundary
- Bangladesh and India moving towards agreement to eliminate enclaves
- ICJ decides on provisional measures in Costa Rica-Nicaragua dispute
- RABIT operation at Greek-Turkish border to be replaced by Joint Operation Poseidon
February 2011
- Frontex begins Operation Hermes in Lampedusa following request from Italy
- GAO finds only 15 percent of U.S. border with Mexico is ‘controlled’
- Indonesian observers accepted by Cambodia and Thailand
- Canada and U.S. make declaration on a ‘Shared Vision for Perimeter Security and Economic Competitiveness’
- Frontex to have permanent presence at Greek-Turkish border while Malta declines Frontex assistance for second year
- Lampedusa receives significant influx of migrants leaving Tunisia; Italian government requests assistance from European Union
- Tension remains at Cambodia-Thai border, UN urges restraint
- Exchange of fire across disputed Cambodia-Thai border leads to call for UN peacekeepers
January 2011
- Virtual fence project on Mexico-U.S. border officially disbanded
- Tajikistan ratifies demarcation agreement with China in settlement of long-running dispute
- Cyprus and Israel reach agreement for maritime delimitation
- UN declares it is not responsible for maritime border delimitation between Israel and Lebanon
- Greece proposes border wall with Turkey following Frontex deployment
December 2010
- New Faroese continental shelf submission
- Frontex RABIT to remain at Greek-Turkish border until March 2011
November 2010
- Israel withdraws from disputed village on Israel-Lebanon border
- Construction of border fencing begins on Israel-Egypt border
- Costa Rica takes dispute with Nicaragua to the ICJ
- Border agreement signed between Romania and Moldova
- Boundary dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua involves Google maps
- Agreement reached between Argentina and Paraguay over closure of Pilcomayo canal
- Japan angered by Russian President’s visit to Kuril Islands
- US offer to mediate islands dispute is rejected by China
October 2010
- Exclusive Economic Zone of Palau declared as marine sanctuary
- Rapid Intervention Border Teams deployed to Greece-Turkey border
- Bolivia to be granted access to Pacific coast through Peru
- President states Ecuador will not take part in Peru-Chile discussions
- Tensions growing along disputed areas of Bangladesh-India boundary; talks planned for November
- Demand made by Vietnam for China to release nine fishermen
September 2010
- Norway and Russia sign historic maritime boundary agreement
- Collision with Chinese fishing boat and Japanese patrol boat near Senkaku Islands
August 2010
- Maritime boundary conflict leads to calls for talks between Indonesia and Malaysia
- Severe flooding in border regions
- Agreement Signed Between Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago for Gas Exploration
- Deployment of National Guard Troops to Southwest Border
- Tree clearance along Line of Withdrawal provokes Israel-Lebanon border clash
- UNESCO defers consideration of Cambodia's Temple documents
July 2010
- Burkina Faso and Niger submit boundary dispute to the International Court of Justice
- Agreement on border accords reached by China and Vietnam
- Honduras requests to intervene in territorial and maritime dispute between Nicaragua and Colombia
June 2010
- Djibouti and Eritrea agree to boundary mediation with Qatar
- Voters in Slovenia approve boundary arbitration with Croatia
- Belarus moves forward on border agreements with Lithuania and Ukraine
- CLCS rejects UK Ascension Island submission
May 2010
- Clash in Ethiopia-Somalia border town kills at least nine
- Details emerge of the 2009 Brunei-Malaysia maritime agreement
April 2010
- Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago sign maritime boundary agreement
- Norway and Russia announce historic maritime boundary agreement
- Slovenian parliament approves arbitration agreement with Croatia
- Rwanda and Uganda to move forward on boundary demarcation
March 2010
- Sea level rise is blamed for submerging disputed island between Bangladesh and India
- Slovenia's Constitution Court paves the way for boundary arbitration
- Arbitral tribunal chosen to resolve Bangladesh-India maritime boundary dispute
February 2010
- Potential drilling off the Falkland Islands provokes tension between Argentina and the UK
- Belarus and Poland sign agreement on local cross border movement
- Albanian constitutional court nullifies maritime boundary agreement with Greece
- Bangladesh and Myanmar fix deadlines in maritime boundary case
January 2010
December 2009
- Bangladesh and Myanmar give ITLOS its first maritime boundary case
- Local authorities fail to solve Sudan-Uganda boundary dispute
- Skirmishes between Armenian and Azerbaijani troops threatens talks on Nagorno Karabakh settlement
November 2009
- China and Vietnam sign agreements confirming boundary demarcation and initiating land border management cooperation
- North and South Korea naval vessels clash along disputed Northern Limit Line
- Croatia and Slovenia sign boundary arbitration agreement
October 2009
- Kosovo and Macedonia sign border agreement
- Bangladesh initiates arbitration with India and Myanmar over maritime boundaries
- Cross border flooding kills six in South Korea
- Professor Norman Girvan nominated as new UN mediator for the Guyana and Venezuela boundary dispute
September 2009
- Agreement suggests shift in negotiations between Croatia and Slovenia
- Belarus and Lithuania sign border management agreement
- Cambodia and Laos to complete demarcation by end of 2009
- Tensions eased along disputed section of the Cambodia-Thailand border
August 2009
July 2009
- ICJ rules on Costa Rica-Nicaragua river dispute
- Kyrgyzstan and China complete border demarcation
- Lithuania and Russia ready to demarcate their common border
- Belarus and Ukraine move towards completing boundary demarcation
- Laos and Vietnam to complete demarcation by 2014
June 2009
- India and Nepal pledge to restart border mechanisms
- Cambodia and Vietnam to complete demarcation by 2012
- Nepali fact-finding mission to investigate claims of Indian encroachment
- DRC deployment in border prompts Ugandan protest
May 2009
- Demarcation of Russian-Kazakh border begun
- 70 states meet continental shelf deadline
- Bolivia and Paraguay ratify demarcation of their long disputed boundary
- Kenya, Uganda border survey and demarcation in Lake Victoria will continue after difficult start
April 2009
March 2009
- Yemen makes submission to the CLCS
- Uzebekistan ratifies border agreement with Tajikistan
- Brunei and Malaysia move toward land and maritime boundary settlement
February 2009
- The French Continental Shelf – Partial Submission
- Indonesia and Singapore agree new maritime boundary
- ICJ delimits Romania-Ukraine maritime boundary
- Stalemate continues in Croatia-Slovenia boundary dispute
January 2009
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