Falkland Islands, UK
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Published Date: 22 March 2025
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Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), UK
Disputed Colony between UK vs. Argentina vs. Self-Determination of Falkland Islands
Distance from Falkland Islands to UK: 12,777 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Falkland Islands has been a British Colony since the 17th century, yet over the centuries, other countries (e.g. France, Spain) took control over the Falkland Islands for limited period, still, it has led to repeated conflict with Argentina that tried to take a permanent control over the Falkland Islands, a conflict that even escalated to the Falkland War in 1982 between Argentina that invaded the Falkland Islands and the UK that sent British troops to preserve the British control over its far colony, resulting in retake the British control over the Falkland Islands, although, the conflict over the Falkland Islands between Argentina and the UK remains until today, regardless of the discussion about the right for self-determination of Falkland Islands, based on UN resolution about Decolonization. Currently, Falkland Islands has the sovereignty status of British Overseas Territory namely, Falkland Islands has an appointed British Governor who acted as the Head of State, but on contrary to other British Overseas Territory, Falkland Islands has not have an elected Chief Minister who supposed to act as the head of the local government, but instead, Falkland Islands has an appointed British Chief Executive who serves as the head of the local government with the appointed British Governor, still, Falkland Islands has an elected local parliament that advice to the appointed British Governor and appointed British Chief Executive.
Appointed British Governor of Falkland Islands: Alison Blake (Since July 2022) https://www.gov.uk/government/news/change-of-governor-of-the-falkland-islands-alison-mary-blake-cmg
Appointed British Chief Executive of Falkland Islands: Andrew Keeling (since April 2021) https://www.falklands.gov.fk/assets/163-12P.pdf
Government of Falkland Islands https://www.falklands.gov.fk/
The Sovereignty Dispute of Falkland Island
In 2013, the majority of Falkland Island voted in a referendum to remain British, but Argentina did not accept this referendum by claiming sovereignty over Falkland Island, still, Falkland Island has the right for self-determination based on UN resolution about Decolonization (see the 3 sources below).
See also Argentina and the Falkland Islands Miller, V. (2012). Argentina and the Falkland Islands. House of Commons Library, 27.
Population
Source: WorldOMeters
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Stanley, East Falkland Island, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: UNCTAD
Profile
Falkland Islands - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Falkland-Islands
Falkland Islands - BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-18425572
Falkland Islands - UNCTAD https://unctadstat.unctad.org/CountryProfile/GeneralProfile/en-GB/238/index.html
The Falkland War in 1982
Research Papers and Research Books
The geological evolution of the Falkland Islands continental shelf Richards, P. C., Gatliff, R. W., Quinn, M. F., Fannin, N. G. T., & Williamson, J. P. (1996). The geological evolution of the Falkland Islands continental shelf. Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 108(1), 105-128.
Political and constitutional issues for the contemporary Falkland Islands Clegg, P. (2022). Political and constitutional issues for the contemporary Falkland Islands. The Round Table, 111(1), 69-78.
Falkland Islands–40 years on Clegg, P., & Matheson, K. (2022). Falkland Islands–40 years on. The Round Table, 111(1), 53-55.
Seal-fishery interactions in the Falkland Islands—operational and environmental factors drive resource competition Riaz, J., Büring, T., van der Grient, J., Winter, A., Lee, B., Brickle, P., & Baylis, A. M. (2024). Seal-fishery interactions in the Falkland Islands—operational and environmental factors drive resource competition. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsae161.
UN Efforts at Settlement of the Falkland Islands Crisis Claude, I. L. (2021). UN Efforts at Settlement of the Falkland Islands Crisis. In The Falklands War (pp. 118-131). Routledge.
From the banal to the blatant: Expressions of nationalism in secondary schools in Argentina and the Falkland Islands Benwell, M. C. (2014). From the banal to the blatant: Expressions of nationalism in secondary schools in Argentina and the Falkland Islands. Geoforum, 52, 51-60.
The Falkland Islands and the UK v Argentina Oil Dispute: Which Legal Regime Ruzza, A. (2011). The Falkland Islands and the UK v Argentina Oil Dispute: Which Legal Regime. Goettingen J. Int'l L., 3, 71.
Falkland Islands—Maritime Jurisdiction and Co-Operative Arrangements with Argentina Churchill, R. R. (1997). Falkland Islands—Maritime Jurisdiction and Co-Operative Arrangements with Argentina. International & Comparative Law Quarterly, 46(2), 463-477.
New alliances for Argentina with the discovery of mineral reserves in the Falkland Islands Carvalho, R. D. N. (2022). New alliances for Argentina with the discovery of mineral reserves in the Falkland Islands. The Round Table, 111(1), 141-142.
Provenance analysis of heavy minerals in beach sands (Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas)–A view to mineral deposits and the geodynamics of the South Atlantic Ocean Dill, H. G., & Skoda, R. (2017). Provenance analysis of heavy minerals in beach sands (Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas)–A view to mineral deposits and the geodynamics of the South Atlantic Ocean. Journal of South American Earth Sciences, 78, 17-37.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
The war of the Falkland Islands, 1982 Freedman, L. (1982). The war of the Falkland Islands, 1982. Foreign Affairs, 61(1), 196-210.
The geology of the Falkland Islands Greenway, M. E. (1972). The geology of the Falkland Islands (Vol. 76). British Antarctic Survey.
Disputed Sovereignty in the Falkland Islands Dependencies Waldock, C. H. M. (1948). Disputed Sovereignty in the Falkland Islands Dependencies. Brit. YB int'l L., 25, 311.
Institutions and cooperation: Sanctions during the Falkland Islands conflict Martin, L. L. (1992). Institutions and cooperation: Sanctions during the Falkland Islands conflict. International Security, 16(4), 143-178.
The Falkland Islands and their history Shackleton, L. (1983). The Falkland Islands and their history. Geographical Journal, 1-4.
Intelligence and warning: implications and lessons of the Falkland Islands War Hopple, G. W. (1984). Intelligence and warning: implications and lessons of the Falkland Islands War. World Politics, 36(3), 339-361.
Evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands Hamley, K. M., Gill, J. L., Krasinski, K. E., Groff, D. V., Hall, B. L., Sandweiss, D. H., ... & Lowell, T. V. (2021). Evidence of prehistoric human activity in the Falkland Islands. Science advances, 7(44), eabh3803.
Diversionary war and Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands Oakes, A. (2006). Diversionary war and Argentina's invasion of the Falkland Islands. Security Studies, 15(3), 431-463.
Spanish place names of the Falkland Islands: A novel classification system Rodríguez, Y. V. (2022). Spanish place names of the Falkland Islands: A novel classification system. Names, 70(1), 1-8.
Falklands Facts and Fallacies: The Falkland Islands in History and International Law Pascoe, G. (2022). Falklands Facts and Fallacies: The Falkland Islands in History and International Law. Grosvenor House Publishing.
The Falkland Islands Dispute between the United States and Argentina Dickens, P. D. (1929). The Falkland Islands Dispute between the United States and Argentina. The Hispanic American Historical Review, 9(4), 471-487.
Islas Malvinas or Falkland Islands: The Negotiation of a Conflict, 1945–1982 de Hoyos, R. (2019). Islas Malvinas or Falkland Islands: The Negotiation of a Conflict, 1945–1982. In Controlling Latin American Conflicts (pp. 185-198). Routledge.
Gentoo Penguins in Falkland Islands
Penguins in Falkland Islands https://www.falklandislands.com/things-to-do/penguins
