Ficha de relación
Argentina
Reino Unido
Evaluación de la relación
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Practical cooperation coexists with a persistent sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
Argentina hacia Reino Unido
-35Argentina has maintained its sovereignty claim to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), including through diplomatic efforts at the United Nations, while restoring relations with the United Kingdom in 1990 and pursuing practical cooperation. A 2016 bilateral understanding addressed trade, travel, fisheries and hydrocarbons, but the sovereignty dispute remains unresolved.
Reino Unido hacia Argentina
-35The United Kingdom restored diplomatic relations with Argentina in 1990 and has pursued practical cooperation, including through the 2016 bilateral understanding on trade, travel, fisheries and hydrocarbons. It continues to administer the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and supports the islanders’ right to self-determination, opposing Argentina’s sovereignty claim.
Relación general
-30The relationship combines recurring practical cooperation and restored diplomatic engagement with a durable, high-profile sovereignty dispute. The 1982 war and continuing disagreement over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) remain structural constraints, while bilateral understandings have enabled cooperation on practical matters.
Cómo interpretar estas puntuaciones
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- −100
- Hostilidad extrema y sostenida
- −50
- Considerablemente adversa
- 0
- Mixta o neutral, respaldada por información
- +50
- Considerablemente cooperativa
- +100
- Asociación excepcionalmente estrecha y sostenida
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Contexto de la relación
Panorama general
Argentina and the United Kingdom maintain diplomatic relations and have pursued practical cooperation, including agreements on trade and travel. Their relationship is persistently constrained by Argentina’s claim to the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) and the United Kingdom’s administration of the islands and support for their residents’ self-determination. The 1982 war remains a central historical feature of the dispute.
Áreas de tensión
- Sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas).
- The United Kingdom’s administration of the islands and support for islanders’ self-determination, opposed by Argentina’s sovereignty claim.
- Disagreement over hydrocarbon exploration and fisheries around the islands.
Acontecimientos clave
Argentina and the United Kingdom restored diplomatic relations after the 1982 war.
The governments issued a joint understanding addressing practical cooperation, including trade, travel, fisheries and hydrocarbons, without resolving the sovereignty dispute.
Principales incertidumbres
- The scope and implementation of practical cooperation agreed in recent decades are unclear.
- The durability of periods of bilateral cooperation has varied with changes in government.