U.S., China and the Showdown Over Diego Garcia Military Base | WSJ Coordinates
The tiny island of Diego Garcia is home to a strategically important U.S.-U.K. military base that sits in the heart of the Indian Ocean. It’s currently being used to carry out strikes against Houthis in Yemen and telegraph a warning to Iran over its nuclear program. But this critical military base’s future is up in the air as China could soon extend influence there. WSJ explores how this island could be exposed to China if the U.K. moves forward on plans to cede control of the Chagos Islands ...
Mentioned in This Episode
- US-UK military base (company)
- Houthis (company)
- Iran (location)
- Mauritius (location)
- 911 (concept)
- Prime Minister of Mauritius (person)
- Chagos Islands (location)
- France (location)
- Prime Minister Starmer (person)
- Cold War (concept)
- Department of Defense (company)
- Space Force (company)
- Republican Senator John Kennedy (person)
- United Nations International Court of Justice (company)
- Mike Waltz (person)
- China (location)
- Taiwan (location)
- United Kingdom (location)
- Biden Administration (company)