Islands

Opinion – The Chagos Islands and the triumph of great power politics over human rights Trendy Blogger

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Opinion – The Chagos Islands and the triumph of great power politics over human rights Trendy Blogger

The Chagos Archipelago is an isolated, mostly uninhabited group of approximately 60 atolls scattered across the Indian Ocean. The largest of these, Diego Garcia, is home to one of the most secret and strategically important US military bases in the entire Indo-Pacific region. The base and the islands have a notorious past. After being colonized … Read more

Assessing the impact of the Chagos Islands sovereignty agreement Trendy Blogger

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Assessing the impact of the Chagos Islands sovereignty agreement Trendy Blogger

Since the announcement on October 3 of the conclusion of an agreement between the United Kingdom and Mauritius for the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos archipelago, there have been numerous political and media comments. Some of them were well informed, others less so. In the latter category, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the … Read more