Mired in a major budgetary crisis and confronted with new diplomatic balances, the UN mission in Western Sahara sees its future threatened. A profound reassessment of its security role seems inevitable before October.
Paris confirms its absolute support for Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara . From Rabat, France’s top diplomat has called for a swift resolution to the conflict, announcing an unprecedented strategic treaty during an upcoming royal visit.
Washington is accelerating its maneuvers in North Africa to close the Western Sahara conflict . The United States is betting on economic development and Moroccan sovereignty to convince Algeria and the Polisario Front to accept a final agreement.
Analyses suggest a possible support from Israel and the United States for Moroccan claims on Ceuta and Melilla. A hypothesis that is raising concerns in Spain, amid persistent diplomatic tensions with Washington and Tel-Aviv.
To defend their interests in the United States, Morocco and Spain deploy diametrically opposed strategies. Facing Spanish classical diplomacy, Rabat invests massively in American lobbying groups to support its economic and geopolitical objectives.
Morocco’s military budget reached an unprecedented level in 2025. This increase reflects a regional arms buildup in North Africa, marked by persistent tensions with Algeria and purchases of Spanish equipment.
Between the arms race and diplomatic breakdowns, tensions between Algiers and Rabat are dangerously intensifying. A report from the Stimson Center calls on the European Union to adopt a coordinated neutrality strategy to avoid an open conflict at the gates of the Mediterranean.
Four years after the Spanish turnaround on the Western Sahara , Rabat is strengthening its global influence. Supported by Washington, the Kingdom is imposing its pace on a defensive Spain, unable to counter Morocco’s long-term strategy.
Following the diplomatic warming between France and Morocco, Rabat is currently reorganizing its relays in the Hexagon. Faced with the decline of historical figures, the kingdom is now relying on new technocratic, academic and local political profiles to defend its interests.
The Taza court sentenced a young rapper to eight months in prison and a fine. Arrested at the end of February, he is being punished for having attacked the "sacredness of institutions" and the police in his songs on YouTube.
Former Pentagon official Michael Rubin is calling for the dismantling of the Tindouf camps in Algeria. At the same time, the US Congress is intensifying its legislative pressure to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization.
In search of energy security, the Spanish government is officially relaunching its relations with Algeria, its historical natural gas supplier . This diplomatic rapprochement shows the uncomfortable position of Madrid, forced to constantly juggle between its economic imperatives in Algiers and its recently consolidated strategic alliance with Rabat.