Massad Boulos, special adviser to the U.S. president, reiterated Donald Trump’s commitment to achieving lasting peace in Western Sahara, while calling on Algeria to open its market to American businesses. His remarks come as the deadline announced by the Trump administration for a Morocco–Algeria peace agreement has passed without any tangible progress.
Algeria has long positioned itself as a champion of «just causes», notably Western Sahara and Palestine. Yet its record during its tenure on the United Nations Security Council tells a very different story. The 2024–2025 term has marked an unprecedented weakening of Algerian diplomacy.