Bolivia takes Chile to The Hague over sea access

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I sympathize with Bolivia. 

The best solution would be to open a cooperation zone in the areas of Chile pointed out above that would give Bolivia unfettered access to the port and new infrastructure to connect the port to Bolivia.  But still keep the port in Chilean hands.  That way Bolivia gets the economic boost and Chile could also benefit from it since it would be in one of their coastal cities.

But nothing ever works out nicely like that.  So... let the courts decide.

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That's where I think my sympathy for Bolivia drops.  It is not Chile's responsibility to maintain a rail line all the way to La Paz.  Bolivia isn't entitled to sea access.

If a rail link is vital, Bolivia should fork up most of the money for it.  Surely the return on investment would be high.

But I also sympathize with Bolivians in that they probably just want unfettered access to the sea without a different nation holding it over their heads.  Every time a dispute comes up, i can see Chile being vindictive and blocking access.