At the beginning of 1937, France knew about German ambitions in Morocco, and moved diplomatically to prevent Berlin from sending 3,000 soldiers to Ceuta, and asked Britain to support it militarily, in the face of Germany, supported by Spain and Italy.
Nasser Bourita welcomed Morocco's election to the presidency of the UN Human Rights Council. In Algeria, in the absence of an official reaction, several media outlets condemned the Kingdom's victory.
Morocco has ranked the same as last year in the Global Firepower Military Strength Index which compares the military might of 145 states. The Kingdom ranked 61st in the world, but remains far behind Algeria, currently ranked 26th.