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Prospects for improved Algerian-Moroccan ties are low

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ALGERIA/MOROCCO

The Israel-Hamas conflict has added to tensions between Algiers and Rabat over Western Sahara and their military build-ups, following Algiers' decision to break diplomatic…

Rabat’s maritime sector will help geopolitical aims

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MOROCCO

Existing conditions facilitate this: the country's open economy is highly dependent on foreign trade, it enjoys access to Mediterranean and Atlantic routes and ongoing…

Algeria may lose out from US Maghreb policy

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NORTH AFRICA/US

Biden looks set to renounce the previous administration's isolationism and confront global challenges, which in the North African context risk exacerbating long-standing…

A solution to the Western Sahara conflict is elusive

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WESTERN SAHARA

The UN and the United States are trying to push for a return to the negotiating table, likely the focus of separate visits by UN and US officials to the region in early September.

Momentum for negotiations on Western Sahara will fade

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WESTERN SAHARA

The status of efforts to resolve the Western Sahara conflict.

Morocco has diplomatic advantage over Western Sahara

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MOROCCO/WESTERN SAHARA

With this new policy, Madrid has abandoned a longstanding position of neutrality on Western Saharan independence from Morocco, a matter of great importance for many Spaniards…

Morocco will aim to limit UN Western Sahara mandate

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MOROCCO

The report will serve as the basis for the renewal of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) on April 28. However, the mandate renewal this…

Morocco's defence capabilities will grow

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MOROCCO

Rabat had budgeted nearly USD11.8bn for defence expenditure in 2023, a significant increase over past years. Rabat’s weapons procurement is driven by perceived threats from…

Morocco's European policy will bring in lower returns

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MOROCCO

The spat between the two parliaments reflects tensions between Rabat and Brussels. Morocco is lobbying for EU recognition of its sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara. Its…

Morocco's Iran cut-off aims to build Gulf and US ties

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MOROCCO

The move follows heightened tension in Western Sahara and a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution in April renewing the UN’s mandate in the disputed territory. Developments are…