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ANALYSIS | Morocco, backed by the US and Israel, increasingly acts as if it were untouchable
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ANALYSIS | Morocco, backed by the US and Israel, increasingly acts as if it were untouchable

From Western Sahara to its relations with Spain, Rabat appears to have learned a dangerous lesson: political pressure can produce results, while international criticism rarely carries enough consequences to force a change of course. Veteran Moroccan journalist Ali Lmrabet recently argued that the Moroccan regime feels increasingly emboldened by the support it receives from the...

Western Sahara: POLISARIO, the SADR and the Sahrawi Army are not the same thing
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Western Sahara: POLISARIO, the SADR and the Sahrawi Army are not the same thing

As Washington debates new measures targeting the POLISARIO Front, one basic distinction is often overlooked: the Sahrawi liberation movement, the Sahrawi Republic and its armed forces are closely connected, but they are not the same institution. Recent reports about Western Sahara often use images of Sahrawi soldiers when referring to the POLISARIO Front. The visual...