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Public appearances by representatives of the Algeria-based Polisario Front in activist and academic forums this month have underscored the group’s growing ideological alignment with Iran and the so‑called “axis of resistance,” reinforcing concerns in Washington and western capitals over its regional posture and external links. The Polisario took part in a series of events marked […]
Algeria has rushed to force the Polisario into making some leadership changes, including the dismissal of senior figures overseeing its militia and political structures, amid growing international scrutiny of the separatist movement and calls in the US congress and the senate to classify the Algerian proxy militia as a terrorist group. The reshuffle affected around […]
Algeria has renewed its 2002 treaty of friendship and neighborliness with Spain, ending a prolonged diplomatic standoff that failed to secure any change in Madrid’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares announced the reactivation of the treaty this week following talks in Algiers with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, […]
It’s time for the United Nations to dismantle the Polisario Front Camps in Tindouf after the UN Security Council endorsed Morocco’s Autonomy Plan in the Sahara, said the prestigious American Think-Tank “the Middle East Forum”. “At the height of the Cold War, Soviet proxies Algeria and Cuba created the Polisario Front. They cared little for […]
A dramatic leadership collapse in Tehran is sending strategic shockwaves across North Africa, posing what analyst Amine Ayoub warns could be an existential challenge for Algeria. In an op‑ed published in The Times of Israel, Ayoub argues that the destabilization of Iran deprives Algiers of a long‑relied‑upon diplomatic and ideological pillar that has allowed it […]
Former White House Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt has warned that the Iran‑backed strategy of empowering non‑state armed groups is expanding into North Africa through alleged ties with the Polisario Front. In an opinion piece published by Semafor, Greenblatt argues that while global attention remains fixed on crises in the Middle East, “another Iranian proxy […]
The Sahara dispute is increasingly viewed as a direct confrontation between Morocco and Algeria, with the Polisario Front serving as an Algerian proxy, according to a new assessment by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), an influential Moscow‑based foreign‑policy think tank. The roughly 100‑page RIAC report on Middle Eastern and North African conflicts says Morocco’s […]
Algeria’s three‑decade journey toward joining the World Trade Organization has become a case study in strategic hesitation and economic stagnation. The committee examining Algeria’s admission to the WTO was created in 1987 and last met in 2014. This freeze reflects not just bureaucratic complexities but also indicates how Algeria is falling behind in terms of […]
A series of US government assessments issued between 2021 and 2025 depict Algeria as an entrenched authoritarian system dominated by the military, with Washington expressing growing concern over political repression, limits on civil liberties, state-controlled economy and use of proxies involved in terrorist acts in the region. The reports come as Senator Ted Cruz introduces […]
Former United Nations envoy Christopher Ross has once again exposed his impartiality in his latest commentary on the Sahara conflict in which he put forward an assessment reflecting long standing positions aligned with Algeria and the Polisario separatists, instead of viewing the dispute from the lenses of a neutral mediator. In his recent analysis published […]