Nizar Boulihya
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- October 25, 2024 Nizar Boulihya
Why did the idea of dividing the Sahara emerge now?
Who dusted it off and took it out of the archives? Everyone is pointing fingers at Steffan de Mistura, but did the UN envoy for the Sahara really present it to the Moroccans and Algerians? Officially, there is no evidence that he did so. Neither the statements issued by...
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- July 12, 2024 Nizar Boulihya
Does the US want to end the Algerian-Moroccan conflict?
Two years ago, Blinken appealed to Algeria from the capital, Algiers, to limit ties with Russia and look to improve relations with neighbouring Morocco, but neither the US Secretary of State nor his administration did enough to urge the Algerians and Moroccans to put an end to the relatively...
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- September 21, 2023 Nizar Boulihya
Did Macron play his humanitarian aid card too soon in Morocco?
US President Joe Biden picked up the phone and offered his condolences to Morocco’s King Mohammed VI last Monday after the devastating earthquake hit the Kingdom, according to the White House. However, there have been no calls or contact from President Emmanuel Macron of France. Nor have there been...
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- May 19, 2022 Nizar Boulihya
Do international positions ease or complicate the Saharan issue?
Officially, there is no sign of an international coalition against the Polisario Front being formed like the alliance established by the Americans to fight Daesh. However, it is very clear that the recent statement by Morocco’s foreign minister linking terrorism with separatist movements — “Those who finance, shelter, support...
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- November 24, 2021 Nizar Boulihya
Why did Spain offer to mediate between Algeria and Morocco?
Normally, you do not hesitate to help your neighbours to defuse tension so that it does not affect you. However, if you were the direct or indirect cause of such tension, would you really want to do that? In relation to the tension between Algeria and Morocco can Spain...
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- September 17, 2020 Nizar Boulihya
How will the White House agreement reflect on the Maghreb?
The Israelis are looking to the future, following the first stage with Abu Dhabi and Manama, to Mecca and Rabat. Although the Saudis did not sign a peace agreement with them on Tuesday at the White House, as the Emiratis and Bahrainis did, they are quite sure that they...