increasing your dependency on a hegemonic power that is liable to modify the rules in an unexpected, arbitrary and non-negotiated way. The net impact of the postulated shocks on GDP, exports, defence spending and soft power is a fall in the allies’ Elcano Index position of 1.4%, exceeding the falls registered by the two hegemonic powers: 0.7% for
fits with reality as measured by statistics is a mystery, but not the most important point: what matters is the message contained in the next two columns, which reveal that if the US had engaged in confrontation it would have done better (going from 11% to 13%) and China much worse (13% to 5%), confirming what MAGA has always thought, that confront
and soft-power components. In the economic component, the allies have a greater presence than the US. The third observation is that China’s allies –the rivals– occupy a very low position in the Elcano Global Presence Index: barely one fifth of China’s. In other words, they are allies with a ‘weak’ external presence in absolute terms and
direct engagement with Mauritius. In doing so, it offers scope for renewed impetus to US-Mauritius relations, potentially elevating them into a comprehensive strategic partnership grounded in mutual security interests. While Mauritius has traditionally maintained close ties with the West and India, its growing economic dependence on China — parti
by Mauritius that the United Kingdom and the United States forcibly removed the entire Chagossian population from all inhabited islands of the archipelago — including Diego Garcia, Peros Banhos, and Salomon, resettling them thousands of kilometers away, mostly in Mauritius and the Seychelles — to establish a US-UK military base. As part of the