COMMENT | Revisiting the Falklands: between the status quo and future challenges

At the end of April, an AthenaLab team carried out a working visit to the Falkland Islands, in the South Atlantic, where they met with local civil and military authorities for an on-the-ground look at the geopolitical situation of the southern tip of South America. In these meetings, delegates discussed the current political situation following the arrival of President Javier Milei to the Casa Rosada, and future development projects for the British overseas territory, which Argentina claims as its own, in the context of a dispute that dates back to 1833 and led to a brief war in 1982. In addition, they held meetings with representatives of local civil society, including organisations dedicated to environmental protection.