The Falklands/Malvinas conflict from the perspective of the Geopolitics of Natural Resources

Authors

  • Jorge Gabriel Perez Ejército Argentino, Estado Mayor General del Ejército. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22491/cmm.a036

Keywords:

Malvinas, Natural Resources, Antarctica, Exclusive Economic Zone, Maritime Jurisdictions

Abstract

The objective of this exploratory, qualitative research is to provide a geopolitical view of the Falklands conflict, from the perspective of Strategic Natural Resources, to infer essential elements of analysis that may mark the course of the conflict in the coming years. The Falklands issue and its consequent projection towards the Antarctic continent may present new perspectives for South America in general, but mainly for Argentina, considering that the South Atlantic is prodigiously endowed with nature, with abundant and varied fishing, rich in minerals and hydrocarbons, and that, at the same time, the existence of overlapping demands of maritime jurisdictions by Argentina and Great Britain.

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Published

2020-08-31

How to Cite

PEREZ, Jorge Gabriel. The Falklands/Malvinas conflict from the perspective of the Geopolitics of Natural Resources. Coleção Meira Mattos: revista das ciências militares, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 51, p. 331–356, 2020. DOI: 10.22491/cmm.a036. Disponível em: https://ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/RMM/article/view/4093. Acesso em: 12 feb. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 51 (2020): Coleção Meira Mattos: revista das ciências militares

Section

Scientific Articles

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