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Strait Sovereignty: Legal Analysis and Southern Strategy between Chile and Argentina

This article analyzes the Argentine Directive 457/2021 and Chilean sovereignty over the Strait of Magellan, based on the insights of maritime law specialist Juan Carlos Galdámez Naranjo. While treaties in 1881 and 1984 settled the territorial dispute, the Strait's geography maintains its strategic importance. The article examines how Argentina creates administrative effects without reopening treaties, highlighting the need for Chile to integrate its assets into a coherent State Southern Strategy.