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Recent developments in relations between Argentina, Britain, and the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Klaus J. Dodds  and
Lara Manóvil
Klaus J. Dodds
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX
Lara Manóvil
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 OEX
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Abstract

This note considers the recent developments in Anglo–Argentine relations vis-à-vis the overseas territories of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. The construction of the research station in South Georgia is considered significant because it signals the ending of the 19-year British military presence on the island. The Falkland Islands elections of November 2001 have shown that public opinion is still divided over the provisions of the Anglo- Argentine Joint Statement of 14 July 1999, which inter alia removed restrictions on Argentine passport holders entering the Falklands. Finally, the prospects for further rapprochement between Britain and Argentina are considered, and it is noted that these outstanding territorial disputes will continue to demand careful management notwithstanding the presence of the ‘sovereignty umbrella’ in the case of the Falklands.

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Polar Record , Volume 38 , Issue 205 , April 2002 , pp. 153 - 156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2002

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