The UK was actually considering giving the Falklands to Argentina before the war. The invasion ruined whatever goodwill was there, justified the costs of mainte

The UK was actually considering giving the Falklands to Argentina before the war. The invasion ruined whatever goodwill was there, justified the costs of maintenance, further legitimized those opposing a potential handover and rationalized further security spending. If there's a common thread here, it might be the use of an external crisis by the Argentine gov to deflect from domestic problems. Of course that depends on your perception of the CCP. Some regard the CCP's governance as non-problematic and wouldn't agree. The whole thing seems off-topic.