{"id":1187276,"date":"2026-09-05T04:51:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1187276\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T04:51:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T04:51:31","slug":"falkland-islands-dispute-escalates-as-milei-and-trump-stoke-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1187276\/","title":{"rendered":"Falkland Islands Dispute Escalates as Milei and Trump Stoke Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fiassociation.com\/news\/press-release-result-of-referendum-remains-clear-10-years-on\/\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2013 referendum, <\/a>Falkland residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining under British rule. The referendum saw 92% of all eligible voters turn out, with 99.8% of votes being \u201cyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cThe Falklands are British because Falkland Islanders choose to be British,\u201d Streeting said Friday, pointing to the will of the voters.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">The first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.falklands.gov.fk\/our-history\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recorded<\/a> landing on the island was made in 1690 by English naval captain John Strong. Britain took possession of West Falkland in 1765. France and Spain each had settlements on the islands at different times, but Britain re-established control in 1833 and has since administered the islands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">\u201cArgentina claims the U.K. took the islands as an act of imperialism in the 1830s, but the remedy to colonial acquisition would be self-determination,\u201d says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chathamhouse.org\/about-us\/our-people\/marc-weller\" target=\"undefined\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marc Weller<\/a>, programme director of the international law programme at U.K.-based think tank Chatham House.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph-element\" class=\"rich-text mb-6 font-graphik text-body-large text-black-coffee mt-8 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-black-coffee focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:shadow-focus-color text-left\">Given the British government\u2019s insistence on Falklanders deciding their future, \u201cit is therefore acting in accordance with the principle of self-determination,\u201d he tells TIME.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a 2013 referendum, Falkland residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining under British rule. 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