Since hostilities between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front in Western Sahara resumed in November 2020, the EU has been reluctant to play an active role in the conflict.
But a recent EU Court of Justice ruling against the inclusion of Western Sahara in the EU-Morocco trade deal could soon force Brussels to step into the fray.
Rather than attempting to circumvent the verdict, as it did in 2018, the EU should seize this opportunity to review its policy on Western Sa...
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Already a member? Login hereRiccardo Fabiani is the North Africa project director at International Crisis Group, the independent conflict prevention organisation.
Riccardo Fabiani is the North Africa project director at International Crisis Group, the independent conflict prevention organisation.