After the attempted coup in July 1971, Hassan II became suspicious of the Americans to the point that CIA agents in Morocco were unaware of the Green March project. A State Department document states that Henry Kissinger, the former United States Secretary of State, was certain that the king was planning an attack against the Sahara controlled at the time by the Spanish. Kissinger shared the information with the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The European Union and Morocco have concluded a new agricultural agreement, just two days before the Court of Justice of the EU’s (CJEU) appeal rulings take effect on October 4, 2024. The move represents a setback for the Polisario Front and its allies, particularly in Spain.
Following the leak of the draft of the new agreement between Morocco and the European Union, Polisario’s allies are stepping up to derail it.
It’s the light at the end of the tunnel for the European Commission’s process of revising agreements with Morocco. On the question of products from Western Sahara, the Twenty-Seven are on the verge of conceding to the Kingdom’s terms. Here’s why.