GEOPOLITICAL CLUES AROUND THE CONFLICT OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC

The escalation of the conflict in the South Atlantic has redefined its nature. Three geopolitical clues help to comprehensively understand what is happening at present in that part of the planet: the fight for natural resources (especially oil and secondly, ichthyologic wealth) Antarctic projection...

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Published in:Revista Política y Estrategia
Main Author: WITKER BARRA, IVÁN
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Spanish
Published: Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos 2017
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spelling ftjrpye:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/112 2023-05-15T13:57:24+02:00 GEOPOLITICAL CLUES AROUND THE CONFLICT OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CLAVES GEOPOLÍTICAS EN TORNO AL CONFLICTO DEL ATLÁNTICO SUR WITKER BARRA, IVÁN 2017-12-06 application/pdf https://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/112 https://doi.org/10.26797/rpye.v0i119.112 spa spa Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos https://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/112/213 https://www.politicayestrategia.cl/index.php/rpye/article/view/112 doi:10.26797/rpye.v0i119.112 Derechos de autor 2017 Revista Política y Estrategia Politica y Estrategia Journal; No. 119 (2012); 69-88 Revista Política y Estrategia; Núm. 119 (2012); 69-88 0719-8027 0716-7415 10.26797/rpye.v0i119 International defense geopolitics Falklands Malvinas Seguridad internacional geopolítica Falkland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2017 ftjrpye https://doi.org/10.26797/rpye.v0i119.112 https://doi.org/10.26797/rpye.v0i119 2022-07-17T09:50:44Z The escalation of the conflict in the South Atlantic has redefined its nature. Three geopolitical clues help to comprehensively understand what is happening at present in that part of the planet: the fight for natural resources (especially oil and secondly, ichthyologic wealth) Antarctic projection and effective land, air and maritime control over the islands. The escalation of the conflict offers an extraordinary peculiarity: the confrontation of the two orbis pictus entirely differentiated. On the one hand, the exercise of power as it has been historically understood, with political, diplomatic and military capabilities on the British side, and on the other, the Argentinean option for a pacifist foreign and defense policy. The long absence of investment in the Defense sector points at the question of whether this is a need or a conviction. La escalada del conflicto en Atlántico sur ha redefinido la naturaleza del mismo. Tres claves geopolíticas ayudan a comprender de forma integral lo que hoy ocurre en esa zona del planeta: lucha por recursos naturales (especialmente petróleo y riqueza ictiológica en menor medida), proyección antártica y control efectivo de los espacios territorial, aéreo y marítimo de las islas. La escalada del conflicto ofrece una extraordinaria singularidad, el enfrentamiento de dos orbis pictus enteramente diferenciados. Por un lado, el ejercicio del poder según se ha entendido históricamente, con capacidades políticas, diplomáticas y militares por el lado británico, y la opción argentina por una política exterior y de defensa de carácter pacifista. La larga falta de inversión en el sector Defensa invitan a preguntarse si tal opción es por necesidad o por convicción. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Revista Política y Estrategia (E-Journal) Antarctic Argentina Larga ENVELOPE(-60.767,-60.767,-62.467,-62.467) Revista Política y Estrategia 119 69 88
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GEOPOLITICAL CLUES AROUND THE CONFLICT OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC
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description The escalation of the conflict in the South Atlantic has redefined its nature. Three geopolitical clues help to comprehensively understand what is happening at present in that part of the planet: the fight for natural resources (especially oil and secondly, ichthyologic wealth) Antarctic projection and effective land, air and maritime control over the islands. The escalation of the conflict offers an extraordinary peculiarity: the confrontation of the two orbis pictus entirely differentiated. On the one hand, the exercise of power as it has been historically understood, with political, diplomatic and military capabilities on the British side, and on the other, the Argentinean option for a pacifist foreign and defense policy. The long absence of investment in the Defense sector points at the question of whether this is a need or a conviction. La escalada del conflicto en Atlántico sur ha redefinido la naturaleza del mismo. Tres claves geopolíticas ayudan a comprender de forma integral lo que hoy ocurre en esa zona del planeta: lucha por recursos naturales (especialmente petróleo y riqueza ictiológica en menor medida), proyección antártica y control efectivo de los espacios territorial, aéreo y marítimo de las islas. La escalada del conflicto ofrece una extraordinaria singularidad, el enfrentamiento de dos orbis pictus enteramente diferenciados. Por un lado, el ejercicio del poder según se ha entendido históricamente, con capacidades políticas, diplomáticas y militares por el lado británico, y la opción argentina por una política exterior y de defensa de carácter pacifista. La larga falta de inversión en el sector Defensa invitan a preguntarse si tal opción es por necesidad o por convicción.
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