play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upplay videoplay videoVideo Duration 27 minutes 25 seconds play-arrow27:25Inside StoryWhy is Argentina reigniting the Falklands dispute?President Javier Milei says sovereignty over the islands remains a national objective.
It has been dormant for decades, but the row between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands has been revived.
It started with a joint British-Israeli oil exploration project off the archipelago’s north coast, to which Buenos Aires vehemently objected.
President Javier Milei has now threatened to sanction companies operating there.
His push to reclaim the islands was bolstered by United States President Donald Trump’s comment that he may reconsider Washington’s position on the territory.
Britain and Argentina went to war over the islands more than four decades ago.
Could the dispute escalate into another armed confrontation?
Diego Guelar – Former Argentinian ambassador to the US, European Union and China
Christopher Sabatini – Director of the Latin America programme at Chatham House
Javier Farje – Journalist and historian specialising in Latin American affairs
