The third argument critics of the deal make is to look askance at the absence of Chagossians from the negotiation. This claim ...
If Britain wants to remain a reliable partner in our security alliance, it must be willing to defend its sovereignty. As much ...
Chagos islanders still dream of returning home five decades after being expelled by Britain, but with Donald Trump in the ...
Allowing China to establish even a minimal footprint in the Chagos archipelago would dramatically shift the balance of power in the region and weaken U.S. deterrence. Trump must make it clear to ...
Britain struck a deal in October to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius - a former colony that became ...
Diego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago Credit: Reuters Sir Keir has also defended the deal as providing “legal certainty” for the future of the base after a UN court ruled ...
“This woman was born on Diego Garcia,” several people said at once, referring to the largest island on the Chagos Archipelago that was turned into a joint US-UK military base in 1971. Suzette ...
Donald Trump’s US administration will have a seat at talks over the future of the Chagos Islands ... resolution” to negotiations over the archipelago. A Mauritian government statement said ...