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- Vol 44 No 17
- 29/08/2003
Crises to come
Whoever governs Morocco faces daunting social problems and the challenge of creating a more responsive political system. In two decades, Fes has fallen from third-ranked economic centre to eighth; Marrakesh has long overtaken it to become the tourist ca...
- Vol 44 No 17
- 29/08/2003
Ties that bind
Having given sanctuary to late President Mobutu Sese Seko, Morocco is maintaining close ties with Joseph Kabila, some of whose intelligence and close protection agents are being trained by Moroccan security.
- Vol 44 No 11
- 30/05/2003
Democracy at stake
Long before the suicide bombings ripped through Casablanca's heart on 16 May, Morocco's political class was debating the extent to which political Islam should be allowed to thrive in a democracy under pressure. The bombers killed 29 bystanders and batter...
- Vol 43 No 21
- 25/10/2002
Jettou set
King Mohammed VI surprised Moroccans on 9 October by naming industrialist-turned-Interior Minister Driss Jettou as his new Prime Minister.
- Vol 43 No 20
- 11/10/2002
Horse-trading
Islamist politicians and Francophone analysts agree on one thing, at least: the longer the outgoing coalition partners, the Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires and Parti de l'Istiqlal, wrangle over who governs, the greater the chances that the Islamist...
- Vol 43 No 15
- 26/07/2002
Everyone likes parsley
The Parsley Island affair underlined the glacial nature of Rabat-Madrid relations. Spain's continuing occupation of the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, within Morocco, is highly sensitive. The coastal cities are the focus of Rabat's claims and crucial for ...
- Vol 43 No 4
- 22/02/2002
Uncharted waters
The United Nations has issued an ambiguous legal opinion about exploration licences in the ocean off Western Sahara, and Morocco is objecting to exploration by Spain's Repsol YPF off the Canary Islands. Spanish-Moroccan relations are further soured by the...
- Vol 43 No 3
- 08/02/2002
A right royal putsch
King Mohammed VI's cousin Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah has taken off for the United States, claiming 'police harassment'. He is 37, and second in line of succession after the King's younger brother, Moulay Rachid, who is 31. By performing as Morocco's intel...
- Vol 42 No 25
- 21/12/2001
Honeymoon over
The government isn't working: palace and parties will fight for the political initiative
- Vol 42 No 10
- 18/05/2001
Unending endgame
Imagination and innovation are needed if a new war is to be prevented
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