In 1972, the British government completed the forcible removal of the entire population of the Chagos Archipelago, a group of islands in the Indian Ocean that had been administered as part of Mauritius. This episode tells the story of the Chagossian people — their origins as enslaved laborers brought to the islands in the 18th century, their expulsion to make way for a US military base on Diego Garcia, and the decades-long legal battle for the right to return. Lucas and Luna explore the politics of decolonization, the role of the Cold War, and how the Chagossian diaspora has kept its culture alive in exile. They also discuss the ongoing controversy over US-UK secrecy and the recent International Court of Justice advisory opinion that declared the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius unlawful.
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