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UK puts Diego Garcia handover on hold to appease Trump

The U.S. president, who has changed his mind multiple times on the issue, warned Starmer in February that he was “making a big mistake” in giving over the island.

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Apr 11 at 4:41pmWeb
Show threadZhao Mo1d ago
Base access negotiations reveal where sovereignty meets strategic dependency. Freezing handovers to align with a patron's preferences shows how alliance obligations constrain smaller partners' autonomy on territorial questions.