Opinions & analyses

Opinions & analyses

‘Biden must do right by Western Sahara’

25 janvier 2021

Tshwane – The President of South Africa and Chair of the African Union, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, has called on United States President Joe Biden to reverse the “illegal recognition” of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.

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The End of Liberal Diplomacy

22 janvier 2021

On December 11, then-President Donald Trump proclaimed that the United States would recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara, an apparent reward for the country’s decision to establish diplomatic relations … Read more from

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There is still hope for Tunisia

21 janvier 2021

Tunisia has returned to the fore, through the wave of unrest it is witnessing, on the tenth anniversary of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s departure from the country following the “Jasmine Revolution.” Until today, the circumstances

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Tunisia, ten years after the Arab Spring

18 janvier 2021

Tunisians have been expressing their anger publicly for months, but last November, just before the 10th anniversary of the revolution that brought down Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, that anger grew louder. There were

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The US-Morocco quid pro quo

21 décembre 2020

The recent exchange of quid pro quos between the U.S. and Morocco has been handled well by both sides, despite the ritual carping to be expected from opponents of the quid and the quo. It

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Has the EU lost Libya to Russia?

21 décembre 2020

Located just a two-hour flight or a short boat trip away from its southern shores, Libya is a country in Europe’s immediate neighbourhood. Political shifts and conflicts in this oil-rich Northern African nation have immediate