Comment on UK responds to Argentina new president’s pledge to ‘get back’ Falkland Islands
echodot@feddit.uk 10 months ago
I’m pretty sure it’s all just saber rattling. International agreement is firmly on the side of the UK having jurisdiction, so there isn’t really a diplomatic route that they can take.
A militaristic route would not do them any good either and they know it.
Not there’s anything about the Falkland Islands that is worth getting excited about. It’s all just a pissing contest.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 10 months ago
Oil.
The areas around the South American coastline is generally thought to be rich in oil reserves, and the UK have a good chunk of that with their economic borders smack in the middle of Argentina’s.
I’m no expert on Argentina domestic policy, but it does seem that every time a major drama is going on domestically, the government’s automatic reaction is “let’s get the Falklands!” to divert attention from their own issues.
See also: Boris Johnson and Ukraine, except over forty years.
echodot@feddit.uk 10 months ago
The UK has its own oil fields in the UK though.
MrNesser@lemmy.world 10 months ago
More oil never hurts (barring climate etc) especially in the next 50 years.
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 10 months ago
I mean yeah, but I can kinda see why Argentina would be miffed about having a big chunk of resources off their coast under another country’s control.
palordrolap@kbin.social 10 months ago
The Falklands are 300 miles "off the coast" of Argentina.
By that logic, France, let's say, has much greater rights to Britain's resources which is only 25 miles away, and Canada will no doubt be laying claim to Greenland very soon on account of it being only 10 miles off their coast.