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As Britain hands the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius, the continued exclusion of Diego Garcia from resettlement and scrutiny raises alarms. Despite Mauritius’s commitments under the Pelindaba Treaty establishing an African Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, U.S. control of the base may violate the treaty.

The British Empire is still with us, in the UK’s island outposts and military bases, in the plunder of other countries’ resources, and in UK officials’ imperial mindset.

As Trump threatens war on Iran, Washington weaponizes Diego Garcia–a Chagos island in the Indian Ocean built on ethnic cleansing, British colonialism, and military adventurism.

Negotiations have also been influenced by India, which supports Mauritius due to shared cultural and historical ties.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Thursday local time in a joint press conference that they had discussed the “vital” U.S.-UK Indian Ocean air base at Diego Garcia.