Falklands plot: Argentina to use new ID cards in bizarre power grab over islands
The provocative gesture, unveiled by Daniel Filmus, the Secretary for Matters Relating to the Falkland Islands, seems intended to turn up the diplomatic heat in respect of the remote archipelago in the South Atlantic, which Buenos Aires refers to as the Malvinas. President Alberto Fernandez, who was elected last year, has indicated he intends to make Argentina’s claim central to his leadership, describing it as a “matter of state”.
