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Recent developments in relations between the United Kingdom and the Argentine Republic in the South Atlantic/Antarctic region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 January 2013

Klaus Dodds  and
Alan D. Hemmings
Klaus Dodds
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK (k.dodds@rhul.ac.uk)
Alan D. Hemmings
Affiliation:
Gateway Antarctica, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Abstract

This article assesses the current state of UK-Argentine relations with reference to the South Atlantic and Antarctic region. Three major themes are pursued: the current state of UK-Argentine relations, with the contested Falklands/Malvinas looming large in the assessment, alongside fisheries management around South Georgia; the mapping of Argentine Antarctic territory in the context of extended continental shelf delimitation; and finally, the recent UK White Paper on Overseas Territories is noted insofar as it marks the most recent public assessment of how the coalition government is attempting to manage the most southerly portions of the British Overseas Territories portfolio. The article concludes with a warning that there is a danger that worsening UK-Argentine relations might begin to have more profound implications for the Antarctic Treaty System as resource, sovereignty and territorial issues acquire more piquancy.

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Research Article
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Polar Record , Volume 50 , Issue 2 , April 2014 , pp. 119 - 127
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2013 

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