The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands, showing that only those theories pertaining to the British perception of their national honor and the defense of democratic principles…mehr
The Falklands War is an ideal showcase for how British policy evolved in the 1970s and 1980s. The background of the dispute over the island group in the remote South Atlantic (called Las Malvinas by the Argentines) is given first, then the events that precipitated the 1982 conflict and extensive examination of the military aspects of the war are provided. An overview follows of the many hypotheses offered for the British motivation to recapture the Falklands, showing that only those theories pertaining to the British perception of their national honor and the defense of democratic principles are significant. The Falklands War did not result in a dramatic shift in British defense policy, but did show the importance of external developments and political realism in policy formation, and these considerations are fully detailed here.
Daniel K. Gibran is a professor of international relations at Tennessee State University, Nashville. He lives in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction One: Background to the Falklands War The Islands and Their People Historical Background: Discovery and Settlement, 1492-1833 Legal Standing of Conflicting Claims to Sovereignty Bases of Argentine Claims Bases of British Claims General Assessment of the Disputants' Claims Britain's Relationship to the Falklands Prior to 2 April 1982 Conclusion Two: The Falklands War and the Use of Military Force The Road to Conflict: The Junta's Decision to Invade the Falklands British Military Response: The Task Force Legal Dimensions of the Use of Force in the Falklands War Conclusion Three: British Motivations to Recapture Falkland Islands A North-South Conflict? Economic, Geopolitical, and Strategic Importance of the Falklands Domestic Economic and National Honor Considerations Defense of Democratic Principles Conclusion Four: British Defense Policy After the Falklands War British Defense Policy Before the Falklands War: The Way Forward, 1979-81 Cost of the War and "Fortress Falklands" Policy Politicostrategic Lessons Military and Technological Lessons Effects on British Defense Policy Five: Conclusion The Political Nature of the Falklands Issue in Britain The Time Frame of the British Decision to Recapture the Islands The Issue of Economic Constraints on British Defense Policy The Salience of Wider Politicostrategic Developments on British Defense Policy Conclusion Notes Appendices A. British Naval Vessels Involved in the South Atlantic During the Falklands War B. British Ship and Aircraft Losses C. The Falklands War Cabinet Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction One: Background to the Falklands War The Islands and Their People Historical Background: Discovery and Settlement, 1492-1833 Legal Standing of Conflicting Claims to Sovereignty Bases of Argentine Claims Bases of British Claims General Assessment of the Disputants' Claims Britain's Relationship to the Falklands Prior to 2 April 1982 Conclusion Two: The Falklands War and the Use of Military Force The Road to Conflict: The Junta's Decision to Invade the Falklands British Military Response: The Task Force Legal Dimensions of the Use of Force in the Falklands War Conclusion Three: British Motivations to Recapture Falkland Islands A North-South Conflict? Economic, Geopolitical, and Strategic Importance of the Falklands Domestic Economic and National Honor Considerations Defense of Democratic Principles Conclusion Four: British Defense Policy After the Falklands War British Defense Policy Before the Falklands War: The Way Forward, 1979-81 Cost of the War and "Fortress Falklands" Policy Politicostrategic Lessons Military and Technological Lessons Effects on British Defense Policy Five: Conclusion The Political Nature of the Falklands Issue in Britain The Time Frame of the British Decision to Recapture the Islands The Issue of Economic Constraints on British Defense Policy The Salience of Wider Politicostrategic Developments on British Defense Policy Conclusion Notes Appendices A. British Naval Vessels Involved in the South Atlantic During the Falklands War B. British Ship and Aircraft Losses C. The Falklands War Cabinet Bibliography Index
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