Morocco and Turkey Are Seeking a Sustainable Partnership
orocco and Turkey have the potential to establish a promising political and economic cooperation, based on mutual respect and national interests.
Morocco’s Islamists Defeated: The Royal Palace and the People
he defeat of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) in the most recent general elections in Morocco is a blow for conciliatory Islamism (vis-à-vis the monarchy) and a resounding victory for the Royal Palace.
Crises in Morocco and Tunisia: Is This Really the End of Political Islam?
hen the news circulated that Morocco's leading political group, the Development and Justice Party (PJD), has been trounced in the latest elections, held in September, official media mouthpieces in Egypt celebrated the news as if the PJD's defeat was, in itself, a blow to the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood movement.
Morocco-Algeria: Looming Conflict
Algeria and Morocco have broken off their diplomatic relations.
Hostile Brothers: The Strained Morocco-Algeria Relations Only Serve to Destabilize North Africa
According to the established terminology, Morocco and Algeria are two "brotherly countries" in the Maghreb.
Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel Normalization
orocco has always had two “sacred” causes.
Why has Morocco Been Witnessing Protests Since 2011?
Morocco is not an exception.
Turkey is the New Strategic Player in Africa
In a military deal between Morocco and the Turkish manufacturer Baykar, Ribat has received the first units of Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs).
F-16Vs Instead of F-35s: What’s behind Turkey’s Request?
Singapore, South Korea, and Morocco signed contracts to upgrade their F-16s to the F-16V standard.
Account of Time at Guantanamo Bay: An Interview with Moazzam Begg
So, when I heard that was happening, that there were the secret detention programs all around the world, where essentially it was only Muslims, being targeted by the United States military, in cahoots with Britain, and many other unfortunately Muslim and Arab countries who took part in part of the renditions program, the CIA black sites, to torture sites and all the way from Morocco, to Pakistan, to Thailand and everything in between.
Is This the Geopolitical Moment Africa Has Long Anticipated?
Prime examples include the competition between Nigeria and South Africa for unofficial leadership of pan-Africanism, the confrontation of Egypt and Ethiopia over control of the Nile River Valley, and long-simmering tensions pitting Algeria against Morocco in North Africa and Kenya against Tanzania in East Africa.
Erbil Conference on Normalization with Israel Stirs Debates
he Erbil Conference that took place on September 24, 2021, and hosted more than 300 Iraqi delegates from all across Iraq, including tribal and religious leaders, called for the normalization of ties between Baghdad and Tel Aviv following the examples of Bahrain, Morocco, the UAE, and Sudan in 2020.
A Dissident to Lead All Dissidents: The Legacy of Jamal Khashoggi
There are elections everywhere, in Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco.
Akinci and Turkey as a Drone Power
Turkey has so far exported Bayraktar TB2 to Qatar, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Libya, Morocco, and Poland, while Turkish Aerospace Industries has sold Anka to Tunisia.
On Colonialism and Solidarity: The Decisive Israel-Palestine Battle under way in Africa
Covert and overt normalization between Arab countries and Israel continued unabated over the last three decades, resulting in the extension of diplomatic ties between Israel and several Arab countries, including African-Arab countries, like Sudan and Morocco.
NSO’s Pegasus Scandal Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg of Israeli Spyware
One of the most prominent highlights in the leaked list was France’s president Emmanuel Macron and Morocco’s king Mohammed VI.
Turkey’s UAV Breakthrough Creates Another Path to MENA
Five months later, another North African country, Morocco, struck a deal to acquire 13 Bayraktar TB2s with four GCSs in a deal worth more than $70 million.
Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
Coupled with the normalization of ties with Israel, the intention of the UAE to flex against Algeria by drawing on international support in favor of Morocco is clear.
Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
ecently, there have been a number of high-profile meetings between the leadership of Libya's Government of National Unity and that of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Will the Biden Administration Continue Trump’s Abraham Accords Legacy?
Read: Morocco Lost One of Its “Sacred” Causes with the Israel NormalizationBiden has come face to face with the ramifications of colonial violence quite early in his tenure as president.
