Beagle Channel negotiations

Author / Creator

Princen, Thomas, 1951- author

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Summary

This three-part case study explores a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile over three small islands at the southern tip of South America. Part A provides background on the 19th-century o...

This three-part case study explores a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile over three small islands at the southern tip of South America. Part A provides background on the 19th-century origins of the dispute and then traces the arbitration efforts in 1972. Part B details further negotiation attempts as both countries edged toward military confrontation. Part C describes the shuttle diplomacy of Pope John Paul II's personal envoy, which resulted in an agreement to submit the dispute to papal mediation in Rome. The case illustrates how domestic, economic, institutional, and bureaucratic issues that can affect the course of a negotiation. It can be usefully assigned along with "A Question of Sovereignty: Bahrain, Qatar, and the International Court of Justice (Case Study 301).

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