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In case when conflicting sides do not find a common ground over a territory under dispute  they start to look for a suitable battlefield ... "
Napoleon Bonaparte

Every case of not finding a common ground over a piece of land under dispute comes with territory... "
Julius Caesar


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common ground

By Richard Nordquist

Definition:

In rhetoric and communication, a basis of mutual interest or agreement that is found or established in the course of an argument.

Finding common ground is an essential aspect of conflict resolution and a key to ending disputes peacefully.

See also:

Audience
Conversational Grounding
Ethopoeia
Identification
Inclusive We
Listening
New Rhetoric
Persuasion
Politeness Strategies
Rogerian Argument

Examples and Observations:
"Whereas ancient rhetoricians seemed confident that they shared common ground with their audiences, modern rhetorical writers must often discover common ground. . . . In our pluralistic world where we often do not share values, readers and authors work to find the common ground that allows them to communicate and interpret judgments, evaluations, and emotions."
(Wendy Olmsted, Rhetoric: An Historical Introduction. Blackwell, 2006)


"Buried deep within the heart of every conflict lies a territory known as 'Common Ground.' But how do we summon the courage to seek out its borders?"
(The Control Voice in "Tribunal." The Outer Limits, 1999)


"Only in a situation of actual revolution . . . could one say that there is no common ground among participants in a controversy."
(David Zarefsky, "A Skeptical View of Movement Studies." Central States Speech Journal, Winter 1980)


The Rhetorical Situation
"One possibility for defining common ground . . . is a shift from that which is already shared, to that which is not shared--but which could potentially become shared, or if not shared then at least understood, once we open up the paradigm to include that act of listening to each other as part of the common ground of rhetorical exchange. . . .

"Common ground presumes that, no matter what our individual positions, we do share a common interest in both individual and social growth, a willingness to enter into the rhetorical situation with an open mind, to consider, to hear, to ask questions, to make contributions. It is out of such commonalities that we forge new competencies, new understandings, new identities . . .."
(Barbara A. Emmel, "Common Ground and (Re)Defanging the Antagonistic," in Dialogue and Rhetoric, ed. by Edda Weigand. John Benjamins, 2008)


The "New Rhetoric" of Chaim Perelman
"It sometimes seems as if two opposing views are so different that no common ground can be found. Strangely enough, exactly when two groups hold radically opposing views, common ground is likely to exist. When two political parties strongly advocate different economic policies, we may assume that both parties are deeply concerned about the economic welfare of the country. When the prosecution and the defence in a legal case differ fundamentally on the matter of guilt or innocence, one can start by saying that both wish to see justice done. Of course, fanatics and sceptics will seldom be persuaded of anything."
(Douglas Lawrie, Speaking to Good Effect: An introduction to the Theory and Practice of Rhetoric. SUN PReSS, 2005)


Kenneth Burke's Concept of Identification

"When rhetoric and composition scholarship invokes identification, it most commonly cites Kenneth Burke's modern theory of consubstantial common ground. As a place for rhetorical listening, however, Burke's concept of identification is limited. It does not adequately address the coercive force of common ground that often haunts cross-cultural communication, nor does it adequately address how to identify and negotiate troubled identifications; moreover, it does not address how to identify and negotiate conscious identifications functioning as ethical and political choices."
(Krista Ratcliffe, Rhetorical Listening: Identification, Gender, Whiteness. SIU Press, 2005)
Persuasive Appeals
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Argumentative Techniques
Enthymeme
Concession
Elenchus
Classic Arguments
A Modest Proposal, by Jonathan Swift
On National Prejudices, by Oliver Goldsmith
The Superstition of School, by G.K. Chesterton
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come with the territory and go with the territory

Fig. to be expected under circumstances like this. (Alludes to the details and difficulties attendant to something like the assignment of a specific sales territory to a salesperson. When one accepts the assignment, one accepts the problems.) There is a lot of paperwork in this job. Oh, well, I guess it comes with the territory. There are problems, but they go with the territory.
See also: come, territory
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.


come/go with the territory

if you say that something comes with the territory, you mean that you have to accept it as a necessary part or result of a particular situation If you're a goalkeeper, you've got to expect injuries - it comes with the territory. He's a public figure, and so a certain amount of media intrusion goes with the territory.
See also: come, territory
Cambridge Idioms Dictionary, 2nd ed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2006. Reproduced with permission.


come with the territory also go with the territory

included as a regular part of a job or activity Steven knew when he became a doctor that telephone calls at any hour came with the territory and to be prepared for them.
See also: come, territory
Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms


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Territorial dispute

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A territorial dispute is a disagreement over the possession/control of land between two or more territorial entities or over the possession or control of land by a new state and occupying power after it has conquered the land from a former state no longer currently recognized by the new state.
 
Context and definitions

Territorial disputes are often related to the possession of natural resources such as rivers, fertile farmland, mineral or oil resources although the disputes can also be driven by culture, religion and ethnic nationalism. Territorial disputes result often from vague and unclear language in a treaty that set up the original boundary.

Territorial disputes are a major cause of wars and terrorism as states often try to assert their sovereignty over a territory through invasion, and non-state entities try to influence the actions of politicians through terrorism. International law does not support the use of force by one state to annex the territory of another state. The UN Charter says: "All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations."

In some cases, where the boundary is not demarcated, such as the Taiwan Strait, and Occupied Kashmir, involved parties define a line of control that serves as the "de facto" international border.

The term border dispute (or border conflict) applies only to cases where a limit territory bordering more than one state (including an enclave in one state such as Nagorno Karabakh) is claimed by two or more, not the very existence of a whole state challenged (such as the Republic of China and People's Republic of China relationship or the South Korea and North Korea relationship).
Occupied territories in general are regions distinct from the recognized territory of a sovereign state but which it controls, especially with military forces. Even though a long-term occupation is generally maintained as a means to act upon a territorial claim, this is not a prerequisite as occupation may also be strategic (such as creating a buffer zone or a preventive move to prevent a rival power obtaining control) or a means of coercion (such as a punishment, to impose some internal measures or for use as a bargaining chip).
The term irredentism applies to those border disputes and other territorial claims that one party justifies on the basis of former cultural or ethnic attachment.
See also

List of territorial disputes
List of border conflicts
Fait accompli
Status quo ante bellum
Thalweg

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US, Russia can’t find common ground on Crimea, Ukraine

By Our Reporter on March 14, 2014 · 

Differences remain between Russia and the US in their approaches to the situation in Ukraine, Sergey Lavrov said after holding “useful” talks with Secretary of State John Kerry.

“We haven’t got a common vision in terms of practical steps that foreign countries – Ukraine’s foreign partners – could take. But the talks were certainly helpful to get a better idea of how well we understand each other in the present situation,” Lavrov said.

Kerry did not threaten Moscow with any sanctions over Ukraine, the minister said following five hours of talks with him in London.

Russia’s partners understand that sanctions would be counterproductive, he added.

Russia has not and “cannot have” any plans to invade southeastern regions of Ukraine, Lavrov told reporters.

In Moscow’s view, “the rights of Russians, Hungarians, Bulgarians and Ukrainians must be observed and protected,” he said.

“Our partners also understand that sanctions are a counterproductive instrument. If such a decision is made in Western capitals, it would be their decision,” Lavrov said.

“But that certainly would not be for the benefit of mutual interests, and for the development of our partnership.”

The tensions have particularly intensified as Crimea readies to hold a referendum on whether the autonomous republic wants to remain part of Ukraine, or to join Russia.

The republic, which has an ethnic Russian majority, is holding a historic vote Sunday.

Ahead of the meeting with Kerry, Lavrov spoke with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Foreign Minister William Hague.

Cameron said Britain wanted to see progress and “Ukrainians and the Russians talking to each other and if they don’t, then there are going to have to be consequences.”

He added that “the alignment of Britain and the European Union with the position that the US is taking is absolutely right. We must keep at them.”