At the outbreak of the Falkland war between the UK and Argentina, in the springtime of 1982, the government led by Giovanni Spadolini supported the EEC embargo against the imports from the South American country, which had provoked the crisis. But due to the strong economic interests and the important Italian presence in Argentina, the majority of Italy’s political forces obliged the government to abandon the embargo, so producing a break with the European partners. The break was quickly repaired thanks to the British victory and the goodwill of all the countries involved, but it contributed to highlight the difficulties of the Italian political milieus in elaborating a coherent foreign policy on controversial questions with hardly reconcilable interests.
Des intérêts difficilement conciliables: l’Italie, l’Europe et la crise des Falkland (avril - juin 1982)
MECHI, LORENZO;
2012
Abstract
At the outbreak of the Falkland war between the UK and Argentina, in the springtime of 1982, the government led by Giovanni Spadolini supported the EEC embargo against the imports from the South American country, which had provoked the crisis. But due to the strong economic interests and the important Italian presence in Argentina, the majority of Italy’s political forces obliged the government to abandon the embargo, so producing a break with the European partners. The break was quickly repaired thanks to the British victory and the goodwill of all the countries involved, but it contributed to highlight the difficulties of the Italian political milieus in elaborating a coherent foreign policy on controversial questions with hardly reconcilable interests.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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