Article(electronic)March 1, 2024

Conflict in the South Atlantics: geopolitical aspect

In: Voprosy istorii: VI = Studies in history, Volume 2024, Issue 3, p. 30-41

Kazakov, Vladimir

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Abstract

The article examines the South Atlantic Conflict the Falklands (Malvinas) War between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982 in terms of geopolitics as the military regime in Argentina (1976-1983) considered that geopolitical motives were very important in foreign policy. According to military elite the South Atlantic was an ocean of increasing strategic and the growing economic importance. The Falklands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were much more than islands for Argentina. They represented the basis of her maritime domain and had economic importance due to their wealth in fish, oil and minerals. Without access to the South Atlantic it would not be possible far Argentina to transform into regional power. This was the reason that made Argentina occupy the islands on April 2,1982.

Publisher

OOO Zhurnal Voprosy Istorii

DOI

10.31166/voprosyistorii202403statyi10

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