Argentina has submitted a request for the country to become a “global partner” of NATO.

The country’s president Javier Milei has repeatedly said he wants to protect his country’s sovereignty claim on the Falkland Islands – while also trying to tie closer links with the West. Indeed, since his election win, Argentina has become much closer to the United States and other western powers.

However, in January, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron met with the Argentine President and the future of the islands was discussed. According to the Foreign Office: “On the Falkland Islands, the Foreign Secretary and President Milei said they would agree to disagree, and do so politely. The UK position and ongoing support for the Falkland Islanders’ right to…