The war in the South Atlantic was not just any confrontation. The conflict synthesized in a complex way many of the problems that have characterized the international relations of Latin America and its internal dimensions. This article focuses on the following aspects of the crisis: the issue of democratization as a component of the national interest of the countries of the Southern Cone and also of the United States in the region; the problem of the "diversification of dependency" as an additional interest of the Latin American states; the future of inter-American relations; the perspectives of the Argentine-Soviet ties and, finally, the possible directions of intra-Latin American relations.
Keywords:
Falklands War, Southern Cone, United States, Democratization, Inter-American Relations
Author Biography
Heraldo Muñoz, Instituto de Estudios Internacionales, Universidad de Chile
Doctor en estudios internacionales, de Graduate School of International Studies, Universidad de Denver. Profesor e investigador del Instituto de Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile.
Muñoz, H. (1982). Efectos y lecciones del conflicto de las Malvinas. Estudios Internacionales, 15(60), p. 499–512. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.1982.15961