Writing for The Conversation, Sue Farran and Colin Murray explain why the Chagos Islands deal is delayed and why Mauritius is threatening to sue the UK government ...
Jacobin on MSN
Keir Starmer wasted his chance to stand up to the US
Being a vassal is a thankless task. The United States would not have been able to mount such a ferocious attack on Iran if it had been denied use of British bases. Keir Starmer put his neck on the ...
Russia has pushed for Mauritius to take control of the Chagos Islands from Britain. Moscow’s support for the African island ...
How the little-known atoll of Diego Garcia is becoming another flashpoint in the global contest between the U.S. and China ...
A strategically important base is the setting for a new version of an old story about colonialism, exile, sovereignty, and the projection of power ...
WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump has declared he is determined to protect the United States military presence at Diego Garcia, vowing he will never allow the strategic base to be undermined by ...
Although the targeting of RAF Akrotiri by a Lebanon-fired drone has rekindled the chatter about the British bases’ presence ...
Highly strategic military base in the Indian Ocean has become a focus of international intrigue and a source of tension ...
Under the American and British flags, Diego Garcia defends the Indo-Pacific region against aggressors who do not trouble their consciences about laws, pacts, or the rights of weaker nations. That’s ...
Mauritius has formally and immediately severed diplomatic relations with the Maldives. The move follows the Maldives’ decision not to recognize Mauritian sovereignty over the Chagos Islands. The ...
The Chagos Islands deal fell into disarray Wednesday amid conflicting U.K. government messages about whether ratification was paused for talks with the United States over the strategic Indian Ocean ...
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