ConflictBarometer_2016

THE AMERICAS
Name of conflict 1 Conflict parties 2 Conflict items Start Change 3 Int. 4
Mexico (inter-cartel
violence, paramilitary
groups)
CJNG et al. vs. Sinaloa et al. vs. CDG et
al. vs. Los Zetas et al. vs. LFM et al. vs.
LCT et al.
subnational predominance,
resources
2005 4
Mexico (opposition)* opposition vs. government national power 2006 3
Mexico (public security) normalistas et al. vs. government system/ideology 2014 3
Nicaragua (indigenous Miskito groups, YATAMA vs. government autonomy, resources 2015 3
groups)
Nicaragua (militant groups)* FASN-EP, CGN, FDC 3-80 vs. government system/ideology 2012 3
Nicaragua (opposition) opposition groups vs. government system/ideology, national
power
Nicaragua – Colombia (sea
border)*
Paraguay (EPP, agrarian
movements)
2008 3
Nicaragua vs. Colombia territory, resources 1825 2
EPP, ACA, agrarian movements vs.
government
system/ideology, resources 1989 3
Peru (opposition) opposition movements vs. government system/ideology, resources 2008 3
Peru (Shining Path) SL vs. government system/ideology, subnational 1980 3
predominance, resources
Peru – Chile (border) Peru vs. Chile territory 1883 END 1
United Kingdom – Chile United Kingdom vs. Chile territory 2007 1
(Antarctica)*
USA (racial tensions)*
anti-discrimination protesters
vs. government
system/ideology 2014 3
USA – Cuba (Guantanamo)* USA vs. Cuba territory 1959 1
USA – Cuba (system) USA vs. Cuba system/ideology, international 1960 2
power
USA – Mexico (border USA vs. Mexico other 2005 3
security)
USA – Venezuela* USA vs. Venezuela system/ideology, international
power
2001 2
Venezuela (opposition) opposition (MUD) vs. government system/ideology, national
power
Venezuela – Colombia
(border security)*
Venezuela – Colombia
(Monjes Islands)*
1992 3
Venezuela vs. Colombia other 2015 2
Venezuela vs. Colombia territory, resources 1871 1
Venezuela – Guyana* Venezuela vs. Guyana territory 2015 2
1234 cf. overview table for Europe
ARGENTINA – UNITED KINGDOM (FALKLAND
ISLANDS / ISLAS MALVINAS)
Intensity: 1 | Change: | Start: 1833
Conflict parties:
Conflict items:
Argentina vs. United Kingdom
territory, resources
The conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom (UK)
over the territory and off-shore oil reserves of the Falkland Islands/Islas
Malvinas de-escalated to a dispute. After the election
of center-right candidate Mauricio Macri as Argentinean
president on 11/22/15, relations between the two countries
improved.
On January 21, UK's then-Prime Minister David Cameron and
Macri held their first personal meeting at the sidelines of the
World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Macri continued
to demand a dialog on the sovereignty of the islands but
stated his will to ''initiate a new type of relationship.”
Since 2009 Argentina has been making a case to the United
Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf
(CLCS) to extend its maritime sovereignty beyond the 200-
mile coastal limit. On March 11, the CLCS ruled in favor
of the Argentinean position, effectively expanding the
range of its territorial waters in the South Atlantic. In response,
Argentina's foreign minister Susana Malcorra claimed
sovereignty rights over the resources of the continental shelf
but made no mention of the country's longstanding dispute
with the UK. However, Malcorra's deputy Carlos Foradori
stated that Argentina's sovereignty rights had been clearly
strengthened by the CLCS resolution and that the decision
had been an important advance for Argentina in the South
Atlantic.
On April 3, the anniversary of the 1982 invasion of the islands,
Macri reiterated his country's claim to the islands, stating
''we'll be back there, using the power of dialog, truth and
justice.” The UK government noted in response that in 2013,
the Falkland islanders had clearly voted to remain an overseas
territory of the UK and that it would continue to support
their right of self-determination.
On September 14, Argentina pledged to lift trade restrictions
with the UK. In response, UK's Foreign Office Minister Sir
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