Morocco-ECOWAS: Good intentions are not enough
13/02/20201231258 min
“Geopolitical considerations, legal issues and lobbying efforts by West African economic actors, have stalled Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS.”
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Synergy in North Africa: Furthering Cooperation
22/01/202011897 min
Recent attempts to build regional blocs in North Africa have been unsuccessful. This paper examines the benefits of a ‘synergistic’ approach to North African cooperation
Morocco’s sharp turn toward repression
08/01/2020253318 min
Amidst growing popular frustration with social inequality and economic hardship, the regime is lashing out against critical voices
(Un)Participatory Democracy? The Limits of Institutional Petitions in Morocco
29/11/2019243547 min
Institutional petitions may increase citizens direct participation in the political process, yet legal and institutional hurdles question the efficacy of this policy
“Securitization” of the Rif Protests and its Political Ramifications
20/09/2019450844 min
In the short term, the securitization of the Rif protests provided authorities with powers to impose order, yet this might harm political and social stability in the long-term
Engaging Salafi Religious Actors in Morocco: The Role of Inclusion in CVE
02/09/201927399 min
The Role of Inclusion in Countering Violent Extremism
Morocco’s Migration Policy: Understanding the Contradiction between Policy and Reality
30/06/20191160256 min
While Morocco’s Migration Policy aims to be humanitarian and inclusive, there are challenges that impede full implementation of these objectives
EU-Morocco: a win-win partnership?
30/06/2019570050 min
Morocco and the EU have laid out an ambitious roadmap for a “partnership of shared prosperity,” but the relationship remains technocratic and largely transactional
The Resurrection of the “Diplômés Chômeurs” Protests in Morocco
08/06/2019199941 min
Since the abolition of direct employment in the public sector in 2012, the protests of Morocco’s diplômés chômeurs faded, but the cycle of protests started to rise once again
Why did Morocco cut its diplomatic ties with Iran?
30/05/2019756028 min
In Breaking with Iran, Morocco cozies up to the Trump Administration to Protect its Regional Interests