The Polisario Front is attempting to break its isolation in the Arab world by organizing what it has called the «Arab Symposium for Solidarity with the Sahrawi People». However, this initiative has not succeeded in attracting prominent figures or government officials from Arab countries.
During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on countering terrorism in North Africa, Republican Senator Ted Cruz pressed officials to clarify whether U.S. references to terrorist threats in the Sahel were aimed at the Polisario Front. The responses, however, were described by as «evasive» in an otherwise heated session.