Protracted conflict and failure to achieve prenegotiation in Western Sahara Conflict
The United Nations and Western powers, due to the absence of political will and/or questions of Realpolitik, also bear responsibility for the continuation of this enduring conflict.
The Unresolved Western Sahara Conflict and Its Repercussions
Western Sahara conflicts have yet to be definitively resolved. It now belongs to the category of “forgotten” or “frozen” conflicts. The conflict itself is not the only issue to have been forgotten.
The Western Sahara Conflict: Regional and International Dimensions
King Hassan II of Morocco informed the French press in December 1988 that he was willing to talk to the Frente Popular para la Liberacidn de Saguia el-Hamra y Rio de Oro, known as the Polisario Front, which had been waging a war of national independence during the previous 15 years.
The resurgence of algeria’s foreign policy in the twenty-first century
In January 1992, the military regime in Algeria interrupted the electoral process when the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS).
Algerian‐Moroccan relations and their impact on Maghribi integration
Overall, Algerian-Moroccan relations have always been at odds, the existence since 1989 of the Arab Maghrib Union (UMA) notwithstanding. In fact, the UMA has not been operational due precisely to tension between the two countries. Strained relations derive from a historical and post-colonial evolution - dominated by power politics - of which Western Sahara is only one, albeit major, aspect.