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Nuclear Agreement with Iran, Does it Work?
Those who were born around 2002 are now about to finish their high school and becoming an adult. Nevertheless, the long string of deadlines and talks set, since 2002, between P5 and Iran, have not yet been able to extinguish Iranian…
Morocco and the Sahel: An Important Friendship for Regional Development
Earlier this month, the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program hosted a day-long event on population, environment, and security in the Sahel. Alexandra Todd, Senior Technical Advisor of the Office of Population and…
Threats to US Security Interests in the Mediterranean Call for Multiple Strategies
Last month, The German Marshall Fund of the United States published a Policy Brief “The United States and the Future of Mediterranean Security: Reflections from GMF’s Mediterranean Strategy Group.” Reading it gave me an opportunity to…
Sealed borders and closed minds between Morocco and Algeria
Ever since Algeria achieved its independence in 1962, its relations with its neighbour, Morocco, have been tense. Within a year of independence, the two countries fought a short border conflict known as "the war of the sands". It reflected…
To the Polisario: Morocco is Waiting
On Tuesday the UN Security Council once again called on Morocco and the Polisario Front to sit down and negotiate a political solution to the issue of the Western Sahara. Morocco has been waiting at the negotiating table facing an empty…
Can Government Purge Extremism From Islam?
The African nation of Morocco is fighting ISIS and the Houthis abroad while trying to brand a counterinsurgency plan at home. A Moroccan special forces guard patrols a law enforcement building in Rabat, Morocco, on March 23. Moroccan…
Let’s support the Saudi-led Coalition against Houthis insurgency
In deed this air strike on the rebellion groups in Yemen from Saudi Arabia and its allies is necessary to save this country from the Iranian greed in the Arabic area. Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries are right to launch this air…
Morocco’s Reforms Draw World Bank Support
$200 Million Loan Latest Signal that Economic Fundamentals Moving in the Right Direction Over the past five years, Morocco has benefited from a strong working relationship with the World Bank and other multilateral agencies, such as the…
A 2015 Breakthrough? The Limits of Shuttle Diplomacy with the Polisario
Personal Envoy for the Western Sahara Christopher Ross visited Morocco last week, followed by a visit to the Polisario-run refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria. Will he finally find a commitment to serious negotiations in Tindouf? History…
On Tindouf Camp abuses, enough is enough
Every year, countries around the world—including the United States—donate millions of dollars worth of food and other humanitarian aid to the Polisario Front-run refugee camps near Tindouf, Algeria to support the tens of thousands of…