Oil Could Change the Face and Status of the Falkland Islands

Mar 18, 2012 No Comments by

For decades the citizens of Falkland Islands have been accustomed to both the simple life and 180 years of British rule. But oil could change everything.

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Another Falkland Islands War?

Mar 02, 2010 2 Comments by

Probably not.  Despite the oft-heard cliché, history does not repeat myself.  But once again, an unpopular Argentine government is stirring up deep nationalistic feelings as a distraction from its failed policies.   I have vague memories, around junior high years, when Argentina’s then-military junta, unable to tackle growing economic problems, diverted attention by invading the [...]

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