POLICYBRIEFNORTHAFRICANSTANDOFF:HOWTHEWESTERNSAHARACONFLICTISFUELLINGNEWTENSIONSBETWEENMOROCCOANDALGERIAAnthonyDworkinApril2022SUMMARYTensionsbetweenMoroccoandAlgeriahaverisenlately,andthereisnowaheightenedriskofarmedconflictarising.TheescalationisrootedinthedisputeoverthestatusofWesternSahara,whereMoroccoappearstofeelthatitsclaimtosovereigntyisgaininginternationalsupport.MoroccoandAlgeriahavesignificantrelationshipswithIsraelandRussiarespectively,buttheyalsohaveimportantpartnersincommonthatcouldplayaroleinpreventingthestandofffromworsening.MoroccoandAlgeriahaveinterestsinEuropethattheEUandmemberstatescanusetominimisetensions,andreducetheriskofinstability...
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