This document discusses hydropolitics and water conflicts between nations sharing transboundary rivers. It defines hydropolitics as dealing with issues of who gets access to water resources, when, where and how. It notes that while outright armed conflicts over water are rare, political and diplomatic conflicts are more common due to asymmetric power relations between riparian states. The Jordan River Basin is presented as an example where unequal water allocation and utilization has led to limited cooperation and several conflict events between the five riparian countries.