Falkland Islands / Malvinas
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:40:00 GMTTrump won’t betray Britain over the Falklands
By Nile Gardiner (*) - In his second term, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued an America First foreign policy. And rightly so. The U.S. president represents the American people, and every policy he advances should be in his ...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:35:00 GMTMilei hopes to exploit the Falklands’ oil dispute in next year’s election
By Vicky Kapogianni Associate Professor of International and Environmental Law, University of Reading - Argentina is trying to stop a planned oil project near the Falkland Islands. On October 13, the government asked the Inter...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:24:00 GMTA partial win in Hamburg could help Milei in 2027, an analysis suggests
Argentina has slim chances of persuading the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands by invoking its sovereign rights, but it could secure a partial victory on envir...
Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:07:00 GMTMilei says Argentina will pursue the Falklands diplomatically: “We do not believe in military solutions”
Argentine President Javier Milei said in Madrid on Wednesday that he is confident of recovering the Falklands through diplomacy and repeated three times that his government “does not believe in military solutions”, amid an ...
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:15:00 GMTFalklands: UK Statement at the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization
Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN’s Special Political and Decolonization Fourth Committee. "The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over both the Falkl...
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 01:46:00 GMTArgentina and the UK to face off in Hamburg on November 10 over Falklands oil
The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will hold hearings on November 10 and 11 on Argentina’s request for an order requiring the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. The dates we...
Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:50:00 GMTUS calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim
The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of it...
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:56:00 GMTUS fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies
The US government has conveyed to Javier Milei’s administration its concern that the National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, could reach Ame...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:59:00 GMTRoyal Navy urged to replace defective Ice Patrol HMS Protector
The Royal Navy's only ice patrol vessel has been towed into Devonport, reportedly with a double engine failure, raising fresh concerns over how the news will be interpreted by Argentina. HMS Protector fulfils an icebreaking rol...
Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:07:00 GMTThe Falklands dispute threatens Argentina’s bid to join the trans-Pacific trade pact
The escalating dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands has spilled into trade: London, a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Part...