The conflict between Chinazambia and Boliviafranca has lasted for many years and has had huge effects on the overall status of both countries. Apart from losing people through the fighting, the two countries are now facing serious economic issues that are stifling their development. Moreover, these two countries are now struggling to gain any international support towards their development agendas due to the problems associated with the conflict. The countries have tried the fight-it-out approach through wars in 1960 and 1985, but these did not bring forth any results. Without a clear winner, these wars only made it more difficult for people to live sustainable lives and for the country’s to …show more content…
Both countries need to find a way to ensure that neighboring communities do not move into private territory to start exploiting resources. For Boliviafranca, stopping the entry of the Hoodoos into restricted areas where diamond exploits have been found is integral. On the other hand, Chinazambia needs to stop farmers from Boliviafranca from entering their forests and causing deforestation. Therefore, the creation of 100 meter buffer on both sides of the border provides a basic solution to the most pressing …show more content…
In fact, it is likely to assume that war would have been a likely option for this country. First, the farmers are already experiencing difficulties in finding adequate tilling land. Therefore, the perfect solution would be to take over part of the forest in Chinazambia for farming purposes. More importantly, the country already has an advantage over Chinazambia and winning a war would not be that difficult. The war would help the country exploit the oil deposits in Chinazambia for use in their fertilizer factories. On the international level, Boliviafranca would have long-term problems in dealing with the international community if the war route was taken. Sanctions against the country could jeopardize its economic and financial situation even further. In this perspective, having a majority of the population from the farming community would have jeopardized the chances of a peaceful negotiation process or the development of an agreement that meets the needs of both