Konflikt um die Falklandinseln

[Schneemann]

Aus aktuellem Anlass einen älteren Strang mal wieder ausgegraben.

Die Wahlen in Argentinien, wobei mit Javier Milei ein zumindest latent rechtspopulistischer Kandidat sich durchsetzen konnte, haben den ungelösten Streitpunkt der Falklands wieder etwas in den Fokus gerückt. Zwar hält man sich mit überbordenden Aussagen noch zurück, aber es ist durchaus denkbar, dass das Thema demnächst wieder hochgekocht wird.

Signal: Falkland Islands in focus following Argentina election

The UK and Argentina both declare “non-negotiable” rights to the Falkland Islands after election results in Argentina brought a right-wing candidate to power. [...]

The election victory of Argentine President-elect Javier Milei on 19 November has prompted a reaction from the UK Government, with UK Defence Secretary Grant Shapps stating on social media that the Falkland Islands “are British”, a stance that was described as “non-negotiable and undeniable”. Making the statement on X, formerly Twitter, Shapps recalled that a 2013 referendum result on the Falkland Islands resulted in “99.8% of islanders voted to remain British”, with the UK committed two defending Falkland Islands residents’ “right to self-determination”.

Shapps also noted that the Batch 2 River class offshore patrol vessel HMS Forth had arrived within the Falkland Islands area of operations to replace sister ship HMS Medway as it rotated out. Lightly armed, the Batch 2 River class displace around 2,000 tonnes and typically used for maritime security operations far short of warfighting. [...]

The UK and Argentina both have historic claims to the Falkland Islands, which is a collection of islands in the South Atlantic around 300km east of Argentina’s Patagonia region. The two countries fought a war in 1981 following Argentina’s invasion of the UK-controlled islands, resulting in hundreds of military deaths on both sides, and the UK retaining sovereignty.

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