The Falklands vs Diego Gracia
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2017
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university of Oum- El- Bouaghi
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This research purports to investigate the British real intensions behind taking control over the two islands; Diego Garcia and the Falklands. It seeks to scrutinize the nature of the acquisition of those two islands and attempts to answer the question of whether Britain, by doing so, is aiming at reviving its lost empire or it can be understood as an ordinary action in modern politics. In addition to analyzing the different eras, historical instances, as well as the reasons behind the growth and decline of the British Empire, it endeavours to unveil the nature of the British role played internationally as well as the context of the British existence in territories that are so distant from the British Isles namely Diego Garcia and the Falklands. Moreover, this research covers the reality of the British policy which is hidden behind its democratic facade through demonstrating the case of Diego Garcia and the tragedy of the Chagossians who were deported from their homeland, exiled to neighbouring islands, and left homeless and without identity. Furthermore, the Falkland Islands dispute is also highlighted in order to expose the means Britain used; the weakness of a smallest British population on the Falkland, to gain control over the lands and to strengthen its position as being the legitimate owner of the islands. Hence, the conclusion supports to relative and inconsistent facts; the possibility of the British attempts to revive the lost empire as well as the localization of these two territories under the context of world politics.
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The british empire, The Falkland Island