border wars
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- frontierEdge of settlement
- conflictOpposition between parties
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- disputedArgued over, unresolved
incursion · raid · clash · boundary · invasion · militia · outpost · hostility · sovereignty · patrol · checkpoint · tension · firefight · encroachment · garrison · no-man's-land · territorial · smuggling
- Sports Rivalryarchrival, historic rivalry, rivalry game, rivalry week, crosstown rival
- East Asian Warfarebattles, warriors, soldiers, generals, infantry formations
- EcuadorQuito, Guayaquil, Galapagos, Andes, Amazon region
- Cold War AfricaAngola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Rhodesia
- Ozarks HistoryTrail of Tears, Osage Nation, frontier settlement, frontier settlers, German settlers
- Latin AmericaArgentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Cuba
conflict vs. harmony between neighboring entities
border warspeace treaties
Formal agreements ending wars
peaceful coexistence · diplomatic relations · détente · open borders · rapprochement
external vs. internal conflict
border warscivil war
Domestic armed conflict
internal conflict · revolution · civil strife · coup d'état · rebellion