The Malvinas Question In The Face Of The Crisis And Transition Of The World System: Prospects On Brexit

The Malvinas Question faces an extremely dynamic and convulsed geopolitical scenario, in the face of the crisis and transition of the world system that increasing deepen, from the Brexit-Trump phase after 2016, and the new phase currently underway due to COVID-19. This paper deals with how the Malvinas, South Atlantic and Antarctic system is situated in this framework, and in relation to the British exit from the European Union (EU). From a geopolitical perspective, and using a global systemic approach, the forces in dispute and possible future scenarios for the Malvinas Question are analyzed. It is concluded that Brexit can imply both a threat and an opportunity for Argentina's historic claim to sovereignty over the islands of the South Atlantic and surrounding maritime spaces, depending on how it is dealt with on the Argentine side.