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Video Description

The Falkland Islands, also known as the Islas Malvinas in Spanish, have been the subject of a major dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina for 200 years now. Although being a very remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, they are known worldwide for being the theatre of the 1983 Falklands War (or Malvinas War) between the United Kingdom and Argentina. It was a strange war between two nations that were nominally on the same side of the Cold War, and began when Argentina attempted to wrestle control over the Islands from the United Kingdom. Argentina ultimately lost and Britain remained in control of the Falklands/Malvinas - however, the dispute is still unresolved.

Although some incremental progress on finding a long-term solution were made decades after the Falklands/Malvinas War, recent developments have indicated that this dispute’s conflict potential is still a danger to the stability of this region. In recent years, Argentina has significantly increased its efforts to reassert its claim over the Falklands/Malvinas to the dismay of British officials. Significant headlines were made when in 2022, China began publicly supporting Argentina’s claim, as well as in 2023, when Argentina withdrew from a negotiated agreement with the United Kingdom in which both countries agreed to improve economic ties instead of focusing on the dispute.

The recent update in British oil and gas exploration in the region has also sparked concerns about a possible confrontation between Argentine and British vessels, which begs the question: Could a war over the Falklands/Malvinas happen again?

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Music:

"Dragón Rojo" by The Mini Vandals (YouTube Audio-library)

"Shadoma" by The Mini Vandals (YouTube Audio-library)

"Village Consort" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Spanish Dance" by United States Marine Band (YouTube Audio-library)

"Water Lily" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"The Descent" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Vespers on the Shore" by The Mini Vandals (YouTube Audio-library)
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Timestamps:

0:00​ Introduction
0:46 History
5:28 Build-up to war
7:07 1982 war
10:27 Aftermath
11:15 Current situation
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Sources:

Duncan Anderson (2002) Essential Histories: The Falklands War 1982. Osprey Publishing.

Marcelo Gustavo Kohen; Facundo Daniel Rodriguez (2017) The Malvinas/Falklands Between History and Law: Refutation of the British Pamphlet "Getting it Right: The Real History of the Falklands/Malvinas". CreateSpace Independent Publishing.

Russel Phillips (2013) A Close-run Damn Thing: A Brief History of the Falklands War. Shilka Publishing.

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