Britain and Argentina have renewed their...
dictator Leopoldo Galtieri.In 1982, Britain experienced a period of national revival and unity it had not seen since WWII. Thatcher"s popularity, which had been hovering near zero, soared as a result of the Falklands War, which put an end to the military dictatorship in Argentina. But the restoration of democracy did not ease tensions.
The Falklands dispute is extremely complicated, but there is a solution. For decades now, British experts on international law have been calling it a 19th-century colonial relic. Britain must grow up and give back the islands, they say. The Falklands" sovereignty could be transferred to Argentina, which would then lease the islands to Britain.
This would satisfy Argentina"s territorial claims, while also respecting the interests of the islands" population of British settlers.
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