![]() ![]() However, the islands were more important to the Argentines, who made longstanding claims over them. Indeed, prior to the Argentine invasion on April 2,1982, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s government was negotiating a “lease-back” of the islands to Argentina. Home to around 1,800 islanders at the time of the invasion, the islands were not a strategic priority for Britain. ![]() The Falkland Islands, a few hundred miles off the coast of Argentina in the South Atlantic, have been claimed by Britain since 1833. Such concerns about status ironically lead to more pugilistic policies, which only serve to exacerbate that decline. Second, conflicts like this one are motivated in part, if not principally, by a country’s international decline. At a time when Europe is at risk of military conflict with Russia over Ukraine it is worth looking back at the lessons we can draw from this 40-year-old conflict.įirst and foremost, what the Falklands can teach us is that military conflicts can legitimize tough, unpopular, policies at home. This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands ( Islas Malvinas), sparking the beginning of a three-month long war with Great Britain. ![]()
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