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.
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 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).
Conflicting International Policies and the Western Sahara Stalemate
A major obstacle to North African integration and an important factor in strained Algerian-Moroccan relations, the conflict in Western Sahara attracts little attention. This ‘‘frozen conflict’’ or ‘‘forgotten conflict’’ represents an insignificant priority for major powers, notably France and the United States.