Tarik Oumazzane, Author at Global Politics

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“Today’s Morocco is Not That of the Past”

Posted on February 12, 2022. Tags: AfCFTA, African Union, Attijariwafa, Belt and Road, Brazil, Casablanca Finance City, China, Cuba, decolonisation, Elmandjra, FDI, Foreign Policy, Gateway to Africa, Global North, Global South, imperialism, Israel, Kwame Nkrumah, Madrid, morocco, Morocco-Nigeria Gas Pipeline, Nasser Bourita, neo-colonialism, Polisario, positive sum game, pragmatism, Rabat, Rational Choice Theory, Sovereignty, spain, USA

Any follower of Moroccan foreign policy will recognise an unprecedented dynamism and momentum in recent years. The best catchphrase that illustrates this dynamism is the one by Morocco Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita: “maghrib alyawm lays hu maghrib al’ams – [today’s Morocco is not that of the past]”. This expression is argued not only to highlight […]

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Posted in Africa, Global Economy, Middle East, World

The Significance of the Morocco-Israel-US Deal for Regional Peace

Posted on December 23, 2020. Tags: Africa, Algeria, cooperation, ECOWAS, Guerguerat, Jerusalem, Maghreb, Maroc, Mauritania, morocco, NATO, normalisation, Peace, Polisario, Politics, Sahara dispute, UN Security Council, United States, Western Sahara

American recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over its Sahara and the normalisation of relations between Morocco and Israel could have lasting benefits for the cause of peace in North Africa and the Middle East. For North Africa, the Sahara dispute between Morocco and the Algerian backed Polisario has dragged on for 45 years, making it one […]

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Posted in Africa, Conflict, Culture, Economic Security, Economics, Global Economy, Israel, Israeli Palestinian Conflict, Middle East, NATO, Political Security, Refugees, Religion, Security Issues, UN, US, World