Western Sahara Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

The Foreign Policy of Abdelmadjid Tebboune: Analyzing the Second Term of Algeria’s Presidency

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, 78, swept back into office for a second term after winning last week’s election, with the a landslide 84.3 percent of the vote last week’s election, the…

September 18, 2024Algeria, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, Western Sahara

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

France’s Western Sahara shift

After years of diplomatic tensions, France has reversed course on its decades-old position by recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara. In late July, Paris formally endorsed Morocco's autonomy plan for…

August 9, 2024Algeria, France, Western Sahara

Conflict Geopolitics

Rabat urges France to come clear on Western Sahara

Morocco keeps working diplomatically to get stable support to resolve the Saharawi conflict by demanding help of other important players, mainly, France. The head of the Moroccan government, Aziz Akhannouch,…

January 19, 2023France, Morocco, Western Sahara

Conflict Energy Geopolitics

Risks of war between Algeria and Morocco are low despite aggressive Algeria’s rhetorics.

Tensions between the Algeria and Morocco have been growing, and Algeria's rhetoric points towards an armed conflict. However there are doubts that an escalation is imminent. Both countries don't have any interest in waging a war on…

November 9, 2021Algeria, Front Polisario, Morocco, Western Sahara

Geopolitics

Morocco, another step in relations with Israel under the light of the sun

Morocco and Israel, on December 10th, agreed to start the normalization of their diplomatic relations. This was announced by US President, Donald Trump, explaining that the decision is part of…

December 14, 2020Gerta Zaimi, Israel, Morocco, Western Sahara

Geopolitics Estimates

Lessons to be learned from the deadlock of decolonization of Western Sahara

The Western Sahara conflict arose as a legacy of colonialism. This territory was qualified as a non-self-governing territory by the United Nations in 1963 when Western Sahara was still a…

April 2, 2020Ali El Aallaoui, France, Front Polisario, Morocco, Spain, Western Sahara

Geopolitics Situation Reports

Morocco’s lawmakers created precedent in maritime law to reinforce control over waters

Lawmakers in Morocco integrated waters off the coast of Western Sahara into the country’s maritime territory, adopting two laws that extend its legal jurisdiction over the disputed former Spanish colony. The…

January 29, 2020China, Front Polisario, Morocco, Russia, Spain, Western Sahara

Western Sahara