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When the Antarctic community initiated discussions on regulating mineral resource exploitation in Antarctica in the 1980s, it triggered the strongest challenge yet to Antarctic law in the form of the so-called Antarctic question. Malaysia, alongside other developing countries, advocated for the creation of a universal regime within the framework of the United Nations, reigniting historical tensions in Antarctic governance between regionalism and universalism. Although the UN ultimately did not succeed in establishing a universal regime for Antarctica, the ‘Antarctic question’ generated considerable geopolitical challenges and catalysed key legal and institutional developments within the Antarctic legal regime. This chapter examines the roles of Argentina and Australia in addressing the geopolitical tensions that arose from the UN’s proposal in the 1980s.

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The ‘Question of Antarctica’ at the United Nations

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    2026年

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  • Bruno Agustin Arpi

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When the Antarctic community initiated discussions on regulating mineral resource exploitation in Antarctica in the 1980s, it triggered the strongest challenge yet to Antarctic law in the form of the so-called Antarctic question. Malaysia, alongside other developing countries, advocated for the creation of a universal regime within the framework of the United Nations, reigniting historical tensions in Antarctic governance between regionalism and universalism. Although the UN ultimately did not succeed in establishing a universal regime for Antarctica, the ‘Antarctic question’ generated considerable geopolitical challenges and catalysed key legal and institutional developments within the Antarctic legal regime. This chapter examines the roles of Argentina and Australia in addressing the geopolitical tensions that arose from the UN’s proposal in the 1980s.