Well not really, but there are comparisons. Interesting dispute brewing over the Falkland Islands and Argentina’s spurious claims to the island and their newly found oil reserves – potentially second only to the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia. Argentina is effectively ending shipping between it and the Falklands, oil exploration, fishing and potentially tourist ships. In effect a de facto blockade.
The Henry Jackson Society, a cross-partisan think tank, said recent Argentine actions, including curbs on Falklands-bound shipping and threats to drag Britain into an international tribunal, had resulted from perceived weakness of the British defense capability in the South Atlantic.
The Argentine actions underline “the vital importance of resisting defense budget cuts,” HJS Executive Director Alan Mendoza said in a statement.
He said Argentina’s decision to punish shippers who trade with the Falklands in effect gave the Latin American country “the power to blockade the disputed islands.”
I doubt Argentina could mount any type of credible military attack on the islands. They never reconstituted their air force or Naval aviation after the Falklands War, though they have some Naval assets that could be more annoying than a threat.
Noticed that BHP is the biggest corporate party to the Falklands oil fields.