One scenario for Britain could see pretty much everything south of London surrendered to a foreign power. This would mean the ...

The Mauritius-U.K. deal will likely draw attention to France, another European sovereign state with contested territories in the Indian Ocean region like Tromelin Island.

France’s overseas territories are sick and tired of Paris ... islands are tired of being treated as colonies from which all resources can be siphoned off and used for their influence in various ...

free of all forms of coercion and founded on multilateralism and the respect of international law". As France became more involved with the region, its Pacific territories had a special importance ...