Falklands crisis: Prince, navy, nationalism
"In the 21st century, [Britain] continues to be a crude colonial power in decline," Argentina’s President Cristina Kirchner said recently, branding Prime Minister David Cameron’s allegations of Argentinian colonialism an expression of "mediocrity and stupidity".
Formally considered an overseas dependency of Britain, the Falklands - a set of islands known to Argentines as Islas Malvinas - are about the size of the US state of Connecticut with a population of 3,000 and an economy worth some $170m per year.