As UK returned the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, this article explores what led to this decision. We are facing a rare moment, as nations are bracing for potential conflicts and, if anything, protect their territorial interests. Instead, here we have a prioritization of military presence, amidst fears of Chinese influence that was seen as erosive for the state of affairs until now.
IMO this is a foolish move that will only make the UK look weak. I expect to see China and/or Russia try to take advantage of the perception of weakness on Starmer’s part. There was absolutely no reason to give up the Chagos, the court “ruling” wasn’t binding on the UK. Furthermore I believe China will push Mauritius to renege on part or all of the deal within a few years.
This is so stupid, Mauritius never even controlled the territory and the displaced chagossians are left without remedy.
The US may be under the table playing the UK quite a bit of money/goods/services for this to make sense.
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As UK returned the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, this article explores what led to this decision. We are facing a rare moment, as nations are bracing for potential conflicts and, if anything, protect their territorial interests. Instead, here we have a prioritization of military presence, amidst fears of Chinese influence that was seen as erosive for the state of affairs until now.
IMO this is a foolish move that will only make the UK look weak. I expect to see China and/or Russia try to take advantage of the perception of weakness on Starmer’s part. There was absolutely no reason to give up the Chagos, the court “ruling” wasn’t binding on the UK. Furthermore I believe China will push Mauritius to renege on part or all of the deal within a few years.
This is so stupid, Mauritius never even controlled the territory and the displaced chagossians are left without remedy.
The US may be under the table playing the UK quite a bit of money/goods/services for this to make sense.
And with that, [the sun sets on the British Empire](https://www.reddit.com/r/geography/comments/1fv9ti6/on_friday_21st_march_2025_at_0250_utc_the_sun/).
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