A Stone in Spain's Shoe: The Search for a Solution to the Problem of Gibraltar
A Stone in Spain's Shoe: The Search for a Solution to the Problem of Gibraltar
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Abstract
This book is a detailed analysis of the attempt by Britain and Spain since 1980 to solve their dispute over the future of Gibraltar. Spain wants the restoration of her territorial integrity, whereas the Gibraltarians have never shown any interest in becoming part of Spain. Britain had ignored UN calls for negotiations, but following the restoration of Spanish democracy and with Spain due to become a fellow member of both NATO and the European Community, Britain felt an obligation to try to resolve the dispute. The book examines the events which have taken place following the signing of the Lisbon Agreement between Britain and Spain to discuss the differences between them on this issue. It traces the effect of the Falklands war in 1982 on the Gibraltar negotiations, and shows that events in the South Atlantic did not prevent an explicit commitment in the Brussels Declaration of 1984 to discuss the thorny issue of the sovereignty of Gibraltar. Since that time, although communications and cooperation between Spain and the Rock have improved, little progress has been made towards resolving the question of sovereignty.
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Front Matter
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One
Introduction
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Two
Gibraltar Incommunicado: 1963–1979
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Three
The Lisbon Agreement: July 1979–April 1980
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Four
Spain's Approaches to NATO: June 1980–March 1982
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Five
‘Different and Distant’? the Falklands/Malvinas Dispute: April-June 1982
- Six Spain Joins NATO: May-June 1982
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Seven
The Border Remains Closed: June-October 1982
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Eight
Felipe Opens the Gates: October-December 1982
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Nine
Towards the Brussels Declaration: March 1983-November 1984
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Ten
The Border is Fully Opened: Negotiations Get Under Way: January-February 1985
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Eleven
Osmosis Begins: February-November 1985
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Twelve
Sovereignty and Sovereigns: December 1985-April 1986
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Thirteen
Into Felipe's Second Term: Guards and Gates: June 1986–January 1987
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Fourteen
The Battle over the Airport: January-December 1987
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Fifteen
Gibraltarians Vote to Resist: December 1987-March 1988
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Sixteen
First Visits by First Ladies: April-October 1988
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Seventeen
The Bossano Strategy: January-February 1989
- Eighteen Spain's Role in Death on the Rock: March-April 1989
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Nineteen
A European Hong Kong? May-December 1989
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Twenty
Tackling Money-Laundering and Smuggling: February-December 1990
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Twenty-One
Felipe Visits London: January-May 1991
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Twenty-Two
Four More Years for Joe Bossano: May 1991-January 1992
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Twenty-Three
The External Frontier Issue Remains Unresolved: February-November 1992
- Twenty-Four Conclusion
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End Matter
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