The Trump administration has seen its foreign policy align with that of Morocco. Concessions which have pushed Washington DC to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
2020 was a key year for Morocco's military cooperation with the United States. In addition to arms orders, the two countries have entered into a ten-year military agreement.
The American decision recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara «will push other nations to follow suit», Morocco’s head of government said on Monday. Saadeddine El Othmani reassured that revoking this decision, even through a decree from the American Congress, remains «very difficult».
While it never stopped denouncing normalization with Israel, the PJD saw itself playing the leading role in this agreement. How will the signing of the agreement by Saadeddine El Othmani be perceived by members of the Islamist party ?