Diversionary War and Argentina's Invasion of the Falkland Islands

• Published in: Security studies Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 431 - 463
• Main Author: Oakes, Amy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Taylor & Francis Group 01.07.2006; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: American history; Argentina; Armed forces; Conflict; Decision making; Falkland Islands; Falklands War; Foreign relations; Invasions; Military history; Military policy; Military strategy; Political regimes; Reform; Repression; Repression (Political); United Kingdom; Falkland Islands; Argentina

Why do states launch diversionary conflicts? In particular, why did Argentina invade the Falkland Islands in 1982? The existing literature tends to analyze diversionary conflict by examining the direct relationship between domestic unrest (the independent variable) and the use of force (the dependen...