Abstract

DIAS, Alexandra Magnólia. The Conduct of an Inter-state War and Multiple Dimensions of Territory: 1998-2000 Eritrea-Ethiopia war. Cadernos de Estudos Africanos [online]. 2011, n.22, pp.21-41. ISSN 1645-3794.

Inter-state wars are not one of the most salient features in the post-Cold War era. The literature on contemporary armed conflict, particularly those in the aftermath of the Cold War, tends to overlook the centrality of territory in the causation of war. However, a border incident between Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1998 led to a crisis which escalated. The war lasted two and a half years, leading to an estimated 100.000 casualties. The article’s central claim shows the centrality of territory in its multiple dimensions for the under standing of the war that opposed the two sovereign states.

Keywords : war; territory; borders; identities; nationalism.

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