The Falklands crisis of 1982 offers several distinct but interrelated case studies in negotiation and third-party mediation of international conflict. This book is essentially a chronological study of the origins and nature of that crisis and of the accompanying attempts at settlement. Kinney discusses Argentine and British politics, the actual Argentine invasion, and the diplomatic decisionmaking involved. The book includes interviews, not available in any other source, with diplomats and officials involved in the crisis.