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Why did Argentina invade the Malvinas/Falklands in 1982?

UCL Uncovering Politics

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The Prospect Theory for an Elf

The Falklands War was fought between Britain and Argentina in the early 1800s. The British lost control of the islands, which were seen as a territory loss to be recovered. A prospect theory would predict that an elit military would have been willing to take up high-risk action to recover the islands.

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