Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:48:00 GMTFalklands: 'South Atlantic Sentinel' exercise involves all three services
In late July, forces from the three services stationed at Mount Pleasant Complex in the Falkland Islands — headquarters of British Forces South Atlantic Islands (BFSAI) — took part in a series of military exercises designed...
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:38:00 GMTCeltic roots of both the Falklands and Malvinas names?
The Irish Times has published a very interesting piece from Tomaí Ó Conghaile following on the fallout from the World Cup, who argues that both the English and Spanish versions of the Falkland-Malvinas Islands names have thei...
Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:26:00 GMTFalklands: rise in the CPI, caused by the conflict in the Middle East
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), according to official Falkland Islands figures, recorded a quarterly increase of 3.4% as a result of the impact of higher fuel prices.
Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:58:00 GMTWhy the Falkland Islands are British
By Graham Pascoe (*)
On 11 July 2026 the Argentine foreign minister, Pablo Quirno, wrote a long article on the Falkland Islands (or the Malvinas, as they are called in Spanish) in the Buenos Aires newspaper La Nación, as Iona...
Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 GMT“Self-determination lies with the Falkland Islanders, and sovereignty lies with the UK”
By Simon Walters (*)
At the heart of Argentina’s illegitimate claim over the Falkland Islands is a historical falsehood. British sovereignty over the islands dates back to 1765, before the Argentine Republic even existed.