It is only with a shocking lack of self-awareness that either country could accuse Beijing of undermining the rules-based order while defying the UN over Mauritian sovereignty. Better to seize this opportunity to demonstrate commitment to the rule of law than to remain defiant and isolated on a question of human rights.
By demanding China conform to the rules-based order, the US and the UK have set a narrow rhetorical gate through which they themselves must walk. Decisive action on behalf of the Biden administration to facilitate the return of Diego Garcia is not only ethically correct, but one that reinforces American commitment to international law and human rights.
By committing itself to this course, Washington can avoid negative impact upon American strategic interests, while simultaneously bolstering the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific. View the discussion thread. Blake Herzinger. Related Content. Yemen conflict: why a British court ruling could matter for Australia.
Once an ancient volcano, all that is left is the atoll surrounding a central lagoon. Thanks to its tropical location and heavy rainfall about inches per year , the island is heavily vegetated with coconut palm and ironwood trees.
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Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia. News Diego Garcia News. Find Your Region or Installation. Captain Richard D. Installation Guide. A solution to the sovereignty dispute that leaves everyone better off could be devised: It would entail joint management of the Chagos Archipelago by Britain and Mauritius, without prejudicing their sovereignty claims. Such an arrangement would ensure American access to military facilities on Diego Garcia without imposing additional international law constraints, while the U.
The U. Rather than wait for the sovereignty dispute to intensify at the time of those negotiations, the United Kingdom and Mauritius should consider implementing co-management as a stopgap solution, and the American and Indian governments should encourage them to do so.
Britain and Mauritius have been locked in a dispute over the Chagos Archipelago for decades. In , the U. However, the occasion for returning the islands to Mauritius never arose. For Mauritian leaders, the benefits of sovereignty would include political glory and fiscal bounty. The Chagos dispute is a political hot potato in Mauritius, especially between the Ramgoolam and Jugnauth families, two political dynasties that have alternated in power since For their political rivals — the late Anerood Jugnauth, another former prime minister, and his son Pravind, who has been prime minister since — the Chagos dispute is a way to engage in one-upmanship over the Ramgoolams.
Compared to the Red Sea littorals and countries on the East African coastline — some of which earn millions of dollars by leasing strategic real estate — Mauritius is at a notional loss.
On top of that, Djibouti gains economic benefits in ancillary sectors that support thousands of troops. By comparison, the military outpost of Diego Garcia generates zero revenue for Mauritius. The United Kingdom has strategic reasons for maintaining control of the archipelago, despite the unfavorable advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice, losing the U.
General Assembly vote over the opinion, and failing to prove its sovereignty over the islands in an International Tribunal for the Law of the Seas hearing between Mauritius and the Maldives.
While Diego Garcia is technically a joint facility , British troops are not stationed there permanently. As a former shadow of its colonial self, the U. Both the United States and India also have interests at stake in the sovereignty dispute between Mauritius and the United Kingdom. Like British policymakers, American officials see strategic reasons for maintaining the status quo. This could present an obstacle to deployments of U.
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