5 June 2024

Why Diego Garcia Matters

Nitya Labh

Last month, the United States deployed two B-52 bombers to the Indian Ocean as part of its Pacific Air Forces’ training program. According to the U.S. Air Force, the engagement was part of a mission to strengthen readiness and deterrence in a region that has become an increasingly contested part of the world, whether it’s the Houthi attacks on vessels sailing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ military drills in the Strait of Malacca.


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