Fears over future of Falklands after Chagos Islands deal dubbed ‘strategic disaster’
Concerns have been raised over the future of the Falkland Islands after the UK gave up control of a remote archipelago - a move which has since been dubbed a “strategic disaster”. The government on Thursday said it had reached a political agreement with Mauritius over the Chagos Islands following negotiations which began in 2022.
What’s next for the Falklands and other British overseas territories after Chagos deal?
Other large British Overseas Territories include the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands and Anguilla. Although debate about decolonisation and sovereignty continues, most of these nations do not look set to change hands anytime soon.
Labour's decision to return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius was welcomed by Argentina's foreign minister Diana Mondino, who ...
After a robust appointment process, Her Excellency the Governor and the Falkland Islands Legislative Assembly are delighted ...
Labour does not “seem to take the security of the West seriously” by handing over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Sir Jacob ...
The British Government announced on Thursday it is giving up sovereignty of an archipelago in the Indian Ocean.
Trees haven’t grown on the Falkland Islands for thousands of years. But tree trunks and branches preserved in peat suggest ...
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