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155753
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The aim of this paper is to analyze, from a geostrategic, geo-economical and cooperation perspective, the relationships established by the European Union with the Indian Ocean Islands: Comoros, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. The analysis also takes into consideration the cases of Mayotte, La Réunion, the Scattered Islands and the Chagos Archipelago. At strategic level, the EU has developed its actions in the Indian Ocean since the launching of the naval operation EU NAVFOR-ATALANTA in 2008, in response to the rising levels of piracy in the region. At geo-economic level, the implementation of the interim Economic Partnership Agreement with Madagascar, Mauritius, the Seychelles, and Zimbabwe is a major step, but other (potential) trade agreements, notably with Indonesia and India, have to be taken into consideration. At cooperation level, different EU’s (sub-)regional and bilateral actions are analyzed, including new specific programs and projects combining external and internal financial instruments in the region. The analysis of this complex network of relationships is the basis for identifying opportunities for developing a more ambitious and comprehensive strategy of the European Union vis-à-vis the Indian Ocean islands.
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155749
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Islands are intrinsic parts of the Indian Ocean Region’s physical geography and human landscape. Historically, many have played substantial roles in the regional cultural and economic networks, as well as in the regional political developments. Today, at least three issues bring these islands back to the forefront of the regional and global affairs, namely environment, ocean and geopolitics. However, there has not been yet a lot of research and publication on this phenomenon of islands’ growing significance in the specific context of the Indian Ocean Region.
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164426
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The Southwest Indian Ocean is characterized by the presence of several islands of different size, culture, socio-economic context and political status. Together, they form an original island region that comprised four island states as well as a certain number of non-sovereign territories (see Figure 1 and Table 1). If the island states are easy to identify (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles), the list of the island territories is subject to debate and varies according to different geographical and political postures and interpretations. In what can be considered as the most common approach, this list includes non-sovereign island territories that are actually subject to territorial disputes between France or the United Kingdom and three of the regional island states, namely Mayotte1
1. Actually controlled by France as a French overseas department and region, claimed by the French Republic and the Union of the Comoros.
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, the Scattered Islands2
2. Actually controlled by France as one of the five districts constituting the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. Bassas da India, Europa, Glorioso Islands and Juan de Nova are claimed by the French Republic and the Republic of Madagascar. Comoros has also shown interest for the Glorioso Islands. Tromelin is claimed by the French Republic and the Republic of Mauritius.
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, and the Chagos Archipelago3
3. Actually controlled by the United Kingdom (UK) as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), the Chagos Archipelago is claimed by Mauritius and the United Kingdom.
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, as well as Reunion over which French sovereignty is not contested by its island states neighbors. A broader geographical approach adds the coastal islands of the African continental states of Kenya, Mozambique and Tanzania, especially the Zanzibar Archipelago which is a semi-autonomous region of the United Republic of Tanzania.
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