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The Geopolitical Implications of the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal

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The Geopolitical Implications of the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal

What are the implications of the United Kingdom’s historic deal with Mauritius?

The Geopolitical Implications of the UK-Mauritius Chagos Islands Deal
Credit: United States Air Force photograph by: SrA Rebeca M. Luquin.

The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) discuss the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom to Mauritius, and the implications for Indian Ocean security and geopolitics.

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Catherine Putz
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Catherine Putz

Catherine Putz is managing editor of The Diplomat.

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Ankit Panda
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Ankit Panda

Ankit Panda is editor-at-large at The Diplomat and the Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Follow him on Twitter.

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