Between the Cold War and the Global South: Argentina and Third World Solidarity in the Falklands/Malvinas Crisis

Entre a Guerra Fria e o Sul Global: a Argentina e a solidariedade do Terceiro Mundo na crise das Malvinas

Entre la Guerra Fría y el Sur Global: la Argentina y la solidaridad del Tercer Mundo en la Crisis de las Malvinas

Abstract

This article looks at Argentine attempts to mobilize the Third World support by framing the Falklands/Malvinas War as a North-South conflict. Despite fundamental ideological divisions, the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Non-Aligned Movement offered support to Argentina, while the NATO powers - the European Economic Community (EEC) and the United States − backed Great Britain. The Falklands/Malvinas was thus a conflict where nationalist agendas linked up with global narratives of decolonization and the Global South.

Keywords:
Malvinas; Global South Atlantic; Third World; Argentina