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...
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...
By Plataforma “Don’t Forget Western Sahara” Half a century after the Moroccan-engineered Green March of 1975 —known among Sahrawis as the “Black March”— the Western Sahara conflict remains unresolved. The persistence of this territorial impasse is directly linked to Morocco’s refusal to engage the Polisario Front, internationally recognized as the legitimate representative of the Sahrawi...