A CIA document reveals differences between the Algerian military and President Chadli Bendjedid in the 1980s regarding the Western Sahara conflict. While military leaders called for escalation the Algerian President favored diplomacy.
Secret documents obtained by the Washington Post revealed that CIA and West German intelligence used an encryption company to spy on 120 countries, including Morocco. The program was one of the longest secret partnerships that showed secret communications to at least four countries, including Israel.
Morocco spent 3.28% of its GDP in 2016 on its military, according to CIA World Factbook. Data, collected by the US agency, suggests that the Kingdom is ranked second in North Africa, behind Algeria.