Thursday, September 3rd 2026 - 17:50 UTC
Political scientist Andrés Malamud, of the Institute of Social Sciences in Lisbon, summarised his forecast by saying the same thing will happen as with Greenland, namely nothing
Argentine specialists in international affairs consulted this week agree that Donald Trump's statement about a possible review of the US position on the Falklands responds to pressure on London rather than to any substantive change on sovereignty over the archipelago.
The US president replied on Monday, when asked about the matter in the Oval Office: “I always review every position. That's just one of many.” Argentine President Javier Milei described the remarks as “very significant” and announced an address to the nation for Thursday.
Political scientist Claudio Fantini argues it should be read “as a warning, not an announcement”. In his view the motive is not the debate over NATO defence spending but Britain's refusal to authorise the use of bases on its territory for operations against Iran, with an added ideological element, given that both governments are Labour. He recalled that when South Korea declined to cooperate in the same conflict, Washington threatened to scale back joint military exercises on the peninsula. Even so, he believes Argentina should highlight the statement rather than let it pass.
