Last week, the United Nations Secretary-General presented a new report on the Sahara to the members of the Security Council. This document signifies a «turning point», claims Mohamed Elghet Malainine, Vice-President of the Moroccan Center for Parallel Diplomacy and Dialogue of Civilizations (CMDPDC). Interview.
For several years, Morocco has been pursuing a strategic transformation in its defense policy, shifting from reliance on imports to the development of a domestic military industry. This approach reflects the Kingdom’s ambition to strengthen its defense sovereignty and assert itself as an emerging regional player.
Although the special adviser to President Donald Trump for Africa was dropped from Massad Boulos’s Algerian agenda in July, the Polisario only officially learned on Sunday, via Staffan de Mistura, of the U.S. proposal to resolve the Sahara dispute.