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Rabat-Madrid Row: Morocco accuses Spain of Europeanizing bilateral crisis

The Spanish government is “attempting to Europeanize a bilateral crisis” between Morocco and Spain, triggered by Madrid’s decision to host Polisario chief Brahim Ghali with an Algerian passport bearing a false name, said on Wednesday Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan-Spanish diplomatic crisis is not over with the departure of Ghali from the Spanish […]

France’s forgotten Senegalese world wars soldiers finally win last battle over pension rights

France’s African soldiers, known ‘as Senegalese tirailleurs’ who fought in the world wars and the country’s colonial conflicts, have now won their final battle — the surviving fighters will be able to live out their days with their families back in Africa after a French government U-turn on their pension rights. The decision, made in […]

Obama’s Second Inaugural Address – No Foreign Policy Strategy Yet

Dustin Dehez Watching Obama’s second inaugural address, I was confident that the President would turn to foreign policy at some point. After all, Barack Obama has yet to leave his mark on the international stage and his recently announced nominations for his national security team indicated that he was finally thinking about a long-term U.S. […]