Falkland Islands

Saturday, October 24th 2026 - 08:32 UTC
Burnham tells Trump of the “economic consequences” of Argentina’s Falklands measures

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham set out to US President Donald Trump on Friday “the economic consequences that Argentina’s coercive measures have for the United Kingdom and the United States”, in a phone call focused on the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands, according to a Downing Street statement quoted by the EFE news agency. Burnham reiterated the islanders’ right to develop their natural resources.
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Friday, October 23rd 2026 - 10:25 UTC
US confirms concern over the impact of Argentina’s Falklands bill on its companies

US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau acknowledged in Buenos Aires on Thursday that Washington is closely watching the impact that Argentina’s National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in hydrocarbon exploitation in the Falklands, could have on its companies. Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno defended the initiative.
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Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 14:40 UTC
Trump won’t betray Britain over the Falklands

By Nile Gardiner (*) - In his second term, Donald Trump has aggressively pursued an America First foreign policy. And rightly so. The U.S. president represents the American people, and every policy he advances should be in his nation’s interest. But backing British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands fits firmly within this vision, and his administration should stand shoulder to shoulder with the UK on an issue of huge importance to the British people.
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Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 13:35 UTC
Milei hopes to exploit the Falklands’ oil dispute in next year’s election

By Vicky Kapogianni Associate Professor of International and Environmental Law, University of Reading - Argentina is trying to stop a planned oil project near the Falkland Islands. On October 13, the government asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas (Itlos), a court in Hamburg that deals with disputes over the sea, to halt the project. Argentina says the UK approved the drilling without its agreement and in breach of Argentina’s rights to the seabed.
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Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 02:24 UTC
A partial win in Hamburg could help Milei in 2027, an analysis suggests

Argentina has slim chances of persuading the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands by invoking its sovereign rights, but it could secure a partial victory on environmental grounds that would help President Javier Milei ahead of the 2027 election, according to an analysis by an international law academic published on The Conversation.
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Thursday, October 22nd 2026 - 00:07 UTC
Milei says Argentina will pursue the Falklands diplomatically: “We do not believe in military solutions”

Argentine President Javier Milei said in Madrid on Wednesday that he is confident of recovering the Falklands through diplomacy and repeated three times that his government “does not believe in military solutions”, amid an escalating dispute with the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project.
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Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 10:15 UTC
Falklands: UK Statement at the UN Fourth Committee on Decolonization

Statement by Ambassador Kate Foster, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, at the UN’s Special Political and Decolonization Fourth Committee. “The United Kingdom has no doubt about its sovereignty over both the Falkland Islands, and South Georgia, and the South Sandwich Islands, and their surrounding maritime areas”.
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Wednesday, October 21st 2026 - 01:46 UTC
Argentina and the UK to face off in Hamburg on November 10 over Falklands oil

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea will hold hearings on November 10 and 11 on Argentina’s request for an order requiring the United Kingdom to halt the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands. The dates were set by the tribunal’s president, Judge Maurice K. Kamga, in an order dated October 20.
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Monday, October 19th 2026 - 19:50 UTC
US calls at the UN for an end to the Decolonisation Committee, key to Argentina’s claim

The United States has called at the UN for an end to the mandate of the Special Committee on Decolonisation, the body before which Argentina presents its sovereignty claim over the Falklands every year, and described some of its activities as “a waste of resources”, according to the official summary of the General Assembly Fourth Committee session held on October 15.
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Sunday, October 18th 2026 - 21:56 UTC
US fears Falklands-related sanctions could hit American companies

The US government has conveyed to Javier Milei’s administration its concern that the National Sovereignty Defence bill, which toughens sanctions against those involved in exploiting resources in the Falklands, could reach American companies, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported, citing unnamed officials in Washington.
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