Morocco

Prospects for a resolution of the Western Sahara dispute seem ever more distant. The UN’s special envoy to the territory, James A. Baker, has resigned in frustration with the lack of progress in negotiations, after his revised referendum plan was rejected by Morocco. The Kingdom has said it will not countenance any plebiscite that includes the option of Western Saharan independence. This policy is unlikely to change unless significant new external pressure is exerted, which, given at present, appears

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