TERRITORIAL DISPUTE BETWEEN NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRANSOCEANIC CANAL IN NICARAGUA AND THE POTENTIAL POSITION OF RUSSIA
Abstract and keywords
Abstract (English):
The paper considers the problem of territorial disputes between various states. The author analyzes the above problem in the context of the territorial dispute between Nicaragua and Costa Rica associated mainly with the canal construction in Nicaragua. This canal will connect the coasts of the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and become an alternative to the Panama Canal. The paper provides the potential position of the Russian Federation towards this problem and possible participation of BRICS-members in the canal construction. Also the author underlines the United States’ point of view regarding this problem, their influence on this territorial dispute aiming at aborting the Nicaragua Canal construction project. The author covers the position of the United Nations on this problem and possible participation of the Organization of American States in resolving this territorial dispute. The author evaluates political, financial and ecological aspects related to the construction of the canal.

Keywords:
Territorial dispute, transoceanic channel, international relations, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Russia, USA.
References

1. Dandoo-Collins S. Tycoon’s War: How Cornelius Vanderbilt Invaded a Country to Overthrow America’s Most Famous Military Adventurer. Cambridge, 2009.

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