Morocco-ECOWAS: Good intentions are not enough
13/02/20201632958 min
“Geopolitical considerations, legal issues and lobbying efforts by West African economic actors, have stalled Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS.”
Morocco’s Migration Policy: Understanding the Contradiction between Policy and Reality
30/06/20191592056 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?
30/06/2019997350 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
Why did Morocco cut its diplomatic ties with Iran?
30/05/20191301228 min
In Breaking with Iran, Morocco cozies up to the Trump Administration to Protect its Regional Interests
Training Malian Imams in Morocco: Challenges and Prospects
21/03/2019747424 min
Despite Morocco's efforts to train Malian Imams, outcomes will remain limited unless the selection method, the training and the professional integration of these imams in their home countries are reconsidered.
Politicization of Moroccan Shiites? Between the State’s Repression and the Internal Schism
05/02/20191148461 min
Despite the media controversy surrounding the question of Moroccan Shiites, their political influence remains limited.
Global Compact for Migration: Security Constraints versus Humanitarian Morality in the Case of Morocco
11/01/2019435466 min
Morocco’s migration policy reflects of the interconnectedness of foreign policy priorities, desired reform and the reality of domestic politics. Morocco has positioned itself as a counterterrorism and migration ally for Europe; while leaning toward the African Union, and African markets
Morocco’s Religious “Soft Power” in Africa: As a strategy supporting Morocco’s stretching in Africa
06/06/20181212546 min
By exporting its “moderate” religious model, Morocco aim to enhance its soft power in Africa. Though, this policy faces competition with the other religious ideologies
Morocco’s Foreign Policy Treads on the Shifting Sands of Africa
13/05/20181252328 min
While Africa offers a wide range of strategic opportunities, Morocco’s foreign policy still encounters considerable challenges that hinder the realization of its ambitious objectives