Comment by Symbiote

18 hours ago

The proposed treaty between Britain and Mauritius was conditional on the approval of the USA (due to the UK/US air base), and that approval wasn't given.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Indian_Ocean_Territory

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swiftcoder  17 hours ago

That approval would likely have been considered a mere formality under other administrations, but unfortunately intersected with the current administration's obsession over territory...

  • bbg2401  16 hours ago

    It should never have been a mere formality anyway.

    • swiftcoder  15 hours ago

      Yes it should. We're not typically concerned in the self-determination of small islands halfway around the globe (well, except for Guam and the Marshall islands...), and it's an issue entirely between the UK and a former colony.

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