Morocco

From Morocco to Rwanda, governments and their intelligence services have allegedly used spyware to target everyone including opponents, monarchs, and foreign leaders.

This week’s border crisis with Morocco will cast a long shadow over Spanish politics.

Pro-Sahrawi U.S. commentators ignore the territory’s history and the international community’s shifting stance toward the conflict.

Labeling the Polisario Front a separatist insurgency rather than anti-occupation movement sets a dangerous precedent. But there’s also no strategic reason Biden can’t back away from Trump’s brash turn on day one.

Though Israel remains opposed to Palestinian independence, 2020 marked the year of its acceptance in the region.

And why Morocco’s apparent victory there will change regional politics.

Trump’s recognition of Moroccan sovereignty dangerously undermines decades of carefully crafted U.S. policy.

Western Sahara’s fate lies in the hands of the U.N. Security Council.

European countries have suffered from the pandemic, but their southern and eastern neighbors are faring even worse—setting the stage for financial ruin, political instability, and a surge of refugees.

The region is accustomed to cycles of protest and political upheaval, so it’s better not to bank on successful revolutions.

The United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.

The Polisario Front has created an international diplomatic presence on a shoestring budget and sees the Trump administration as its best hope in decades to gain independence from Morocco.

Across the country, protesters are increasingly willing to criticize the government and the monarchy—even in the face of repression.

While the White House rubber-stamps Benjamin Netanyahu’s every move, the online rental company is cracking down on Israel’s illegal settlements.

The naval battle of Casablanca began with airplanes.

The climate change summit in Morocco, like the rest of the world, is now grappling with the implications of Trump’s victory.

Morocco's king has done the world a favor with a speech condemning jihadists and warning Muslims not to follow their path.