More: Chagos Islands
When the Strong Decide: Diego Garcia, Raw Power, and the Illusion of Conditional Access
On 18 February 2026, reports emerged that Britain was withholding American permission to use Diego Garcia in any hypothetical strike against Iran. The following...
From Map Dots to Linchpins: How Small Islands Rewire Indian Ocean Power
Authors: Amna Hashmi and Amina Munir
Geopolitics considered landmass to be destiny for centuries. Empires grew by dominating space; great powers gauged power in boundaries,...
The Chagos Paradox: What Trump’s Reversal Reveals About Contemporary Strategic Competition
On January 20, 2026, President Donald Trump reversed his administration's previous support for Britain's Chagos Islands agreement, describing the decision to transfer sovereignty to...
Diego Garcia’s Special Status and Why It Was Not Negotiated
On May 22, 2025, the agreement between the UK and Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, was concluded. Both parties agreed that...
Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius
The United Kingdom announced on Thursday that agreement has been reached to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ending decades of dispute and...
UK drops plans to hand Chagos Islands back to Mauritius
Britain will drop plans to hand the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius under a new strategy being drawn up by Grant Shapps, informs ‘The...
Chagos: An Achievement in Self-Determination with a Treacherous Path to Decolonization
The overwhelming global support for the United Nation’s 2019 Chagos International Court of Justice (I.C.J.)Opinion and General Assembly Resolution was a remarkable success for...