The Seychelles played each side off against the other, remaining a member of the Commonwealth as well as the Non-Aligned Movement and taking military aid from the Soviet Union while leasing a satellite tracking station to the Americans.

• 塞舌尔使各方互斗，从中渔利，塞舌尔即是不结盟运动，也是欧洲共同体的一名成员，它从苏联获得军事援助，同时也租给美国人其卫星轨道站。