How Oil and Trump Are Escalating the Falklands Dispute
Following through on that threat, Argentina’s Foreign Ministry on Sept. 15 said it had sent approximately 180 warning and risk assessment notes to individuals and legal entities located in 30 countries and filed three criminal complaints involving 10 companies and their directors.
TIME has reached out to Argentina’s Foreign Ministry for further information.
Do the Falklands belong to Britain or Argentina?
The Falklands have been administered by Britain since 1833 and remain a British overseas territory, but Argentina continues to claim them. The Falkland Islands have been on the U.N.’s list of non-self-governing territories since 1946.
Matthew Benwell, a reader in human geography at Newcastle University, tells TIME that the Falklands remain a “largely self-governing British overseas territory.”
“Aside from the U.K.’s provision of defense and foreign affairs—the islanders continue to rely on that assistance—the U.K. government and political parties across the spectrum support the islanders’ right to self determination,” he says, referencing the 2013 referendum.
