# Daniel Hannan warns US shift on Falklands risks Atlantic alliance

> US could abandon Falklands support, threatening Atlantic alliance stability.
- Title: Daniel Hannan warns US shift on Falklands risks Atlantic…
- Summary: US could abandon Falklands support, threatening Atlantic alliance stability. Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck…
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- Source: MercoPress — https://en.mercopress.com/2026/10/12/brexit-campaigner-daniel-hannan-warns-a-us-shift-on-the-falklands-would-wreck-the-atlantic-alliance
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## Daniel Hannan warns US shift on Falklands risks Atlantic alliance
Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck the Atlantic alliance.

> sorry britain the falkland islanders are just 190-year-old squatters
## US neutrality on Falklands claim
US administrations have stayed neutral on competing claims while recognizing britain's de facto administration.
## Trump's Falklands remarks
Trump said on August 31 that washington could reconsider its position on the islands' sovereignty.
## Hannan's historical argument
Hannan says britain never accepted spanish claim from which argentina derives.
## 1829 Argentine garrison
Argentina sent a military garrison and appointed a governor in 1829, both seen as aggression by us and britain.
## 1831 US warship action
US warship USS Lexington dismantled the colony in 1831, and HMS Clio removed the garrison in 1833.
## Key takeaway

Brexit campaigner Daniel Hannan warns a US shift on the Falklands would wreck the Atlantic alliance.