The U.K. and ‘leaving lessons’ from the Indian Ocean
When Great Britain began to decolonise its Indian Ocean territories, there was no logic or reason why the islands should be ...
Royal United Services Institute2dOpinion
The UK’s Surrender of Chagos is a Symptom of Strategic Ineptitude
The UK has made a foolish trade of hard power for soft, which will quickly evaporate, and gained nothing in return.
The Chagos agreement explained
In a joint statement with Mauritian PM Pravind Jugnauth, Keir Starmer said that Mauritius will take control of the islands, ...
Why Labour’s Chagos handover is a win for China – and a disaster for the ecosystem
When Captain Robert Moresby sailed through the Chagos Islands between 1834 and 1837, to conduct the first survey of the ...
Phys.org3d
Chagos Islands: How to ensure their coral reefs aren't damaged as they return to Mauritius
The UK has agreed to transfer sovereignty of the largely uninhabited Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The islands have been known as the British Indian Ocean Territory since being administratively ...
The Diplomat1d
India’s Stake in the Settlement of the Chagos Dispute
By walking the decades-old talk on demanding sovereignty for Mauritius and holding firm throughout the negotiation process, ...
The Telegraph2d
Chagos domain in no-man's land
Chagossians were not allowed to return to their homes. Diego Garcia, the largest island of the Chagos Archipelago, was leased out to the US for a military base (Britain and the US will continue to ...
The Conversation4d
Chagos Islands: how to ensure their coral reefs aren’t damaged as they return to Mauritius
The announcement of an agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos archipelago might end years of dispute between the UK and Mauritius governments over jurisdiction. But it marks the humble ...
Euronews3d
Why the return of the Chagos Islands has left Chagossians feeling excluded
But by the time Mauritius was preparing for its independence from Britain in 1968, alternative plans were being made to detach the Chagos archipelago from neighbouring territories. As the Cold ...