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The Falklands Dispute Threatens Argentina’s Bid to Join the Trans-Pacific Trade Pact

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The escalating dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Sea Lion oil project north of the Falklands has spilled into trade: London, a member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, has not ruled out using its position to stall Argentina’s bid to join the pact, which requires the consensus of all its members. The British government says Buenos Aires’s conduct raises “very serious questions about its reliability as a partner”.

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In March 2011, with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as president, Argentina activated a sanctioning law to block any attempt by the United Kingdom to facilitate or approve the extraction of oil in territorial waters of Malvinas, South Georgia and South Sandwich. That norm, number 26,659, set fines that today would amount to more than 150 million dollars —the calculation would be made taking as reference the barrel of oil WTI, used in the United S…

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The conflict over the exploitation of oil in the Malvinas Islands opened a new diplomatic front between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The British government analyses tightening its position against Argentina’s candidacy for membership in international organizations and agreements, while advancing a maritime connection project between southern Chile and ... Continue reading "United Kingdom analyzes blocking Argentina’s accession to the OECD i…

·Concepción, Chile
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When it seemed that the episode of the World Cup in which, after the semi-final between Argentina and England, the Albiceleste players displayed a banner with the inscription "Las Malvinas son argentinas" had been buried in the newspaper archives, London and Buenos Aires have returned to the party at the expense of the archipelago. This time, because of its energy resources.

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44 years ago, the war between Britain and Argentina was fought against the Falkland Islands. The oil project "Sea Lion" is now reviving old tensions. Argentina's President Javier Milei is talking about raw materials, national pride and political calculus. Meanwhile, British troops are training the defense of the archipelago.

·Vienna, Austria
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The government and British legislators point to Argentina as “untrustable partner,” in retaliation for the sanctions announced against oil companies

·Vicente López, Argentina
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BAE Negocios broke the news on Thursday, October 15, 2026.
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