Argentina: Macri's Malvinas/Falklands Policy Ruffling Feathers At Home

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - After attempting to break completely with his predecessor Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's policies on the Malvinas/Falkland Islands and take a softer stance, Argentine President Mauricio Macri has earned criticism not only from political opposition but even from within his own government.

In recent years, tensions had been rising over the question of the islands in the South Atlantic between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

Last year, Argentina labeled the nature of the British government as one of "warmongering and armamentism" after London said that it would modernize and reinforce its military power in the islands against "any possible future threat." Sir Michael Fallon, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defence, said that a bolstering of the British garrison on the islands was due to a "lively threat" from Buenos Aires.