The Impact of Border Disputes on Fragile:
Case Study of Bahrain and Qatar
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https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2317-773X.2025v13n2p184-198Palavras-chave:
Border, Border Disputes, Arabian Peninsula, Bahrain, QatarResumo
When the borders between states are subject to dispute, building of good relations among the concerned states become a complicated issue. For decades, Bahrain and Qatar have been incompatible with each other over territorial waters, including sovereignty over the Hawar and Zubarah islands in the southern part of the Persian Gulf. Although, the two countries were satisfied with the final ruling of the International Court of Justice to end the disputes in 2001, the disputes between the two countries over the mentioned islands and areas resumed almost 20 years. This article relies on a descriptive-analytical method and with the aim of investigating why the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, especially Bahrain and Qatar, are unable to find a comprehensive and complete solution to end border disputes. Focusing on the fact that these two countries have taken serious steps to end the disputes in the recent decades, however, these measures have not been effective, and the border disputes preserve their persistence.
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