Flashpoint (politics)

In international relations, a flashpoint is an area or dispute that has a strong possibility of developing into a war.

Current flashpoints

the Taiwan straits
Korea peninsula
the Golan heights
Kashmir
the Spratley Islands
Imia/Kardak - Aegean dispute
Barents Sea dispute

Historical flashpoints

the Balkans
Berlin
the Rio Grande valley
Alsace-Lorraine (France Germany border)
trade with the East