# Falkland Islands **Domain:** South Atlantic / Territorial Sovereignty / Alliances **Doc Type:** Place and Case Node **Maturity:** Developed **Concept Hub:** [[wiki/War With Empire|War With Empire]] ## Definition **The Falkland Islands are a self-governing [[wiki/British Overseas Territory|British Overseas Territory]] in the South Atlantic whose sovereignty is disputed by Argentina.** The islanders have overwhelmingly expressed a preference to remain under British sovereignty. ## Strategic Case Britain and Argentina fought a war over the islands in 1982. The contemporary War With Empire relevance is not a claim that another war is imminent. It is the appearance of American diplomatic support for Britain's position as a potentially reviewable question during wider alliance friction. [[articles/war with empire/Imperial Financial Influence Operations — Cutting the Head off the Snake|Imperial Financial Influence Operations]] treats this as [[wiki/Territorial Guarantee Repricing|territorial guarantee repricing]]. A reported internal Pentagon options memo is not policy, and review is not abandonment. The analytical shift is that support once treated as automatic became discussable as leverage. ## Boundary The sovereignty claims, islanders' wishes, Argentina's position, and external security guarantees are distinct questions. None should be collapsed into another. ## See Also [[wiki/Instrumented Alliance|Instrumented Alliance]] · [[wiki/Plumbing versus Valve|Plumbing versus Valve]] · [[wiki/Imperial Receivership|Imperial Receivership]] · [[wiki/Practical Sovereignty|Practical Sovereignty]]