The Non-Interventionary Norm Prevails: an Analysis of the Western Sahara
This article addresses why non-intervention occurs and how it can actually contribute to the intractable nature of some conflicts - especially those caused by nationalist sentiment - by examining the case of the Western Sahara.
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 United Nations’ Failure in Resolving the Western Sahara Conflict
Altough a peace plan was accepted by Marocco and the POLISARIO in 1988, and despite a UN presence in the Western Sahara since 1991, the world body has failed to implement a referendum on self-determination in the former spanish colony.