Vol 55 No 6 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARAUNITED STATES Senate for Morocco 21st March 2014 About a month after the United States Senate passed a bill that, very unusually, affects the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Washington lobbyists Gray Global Advisors reveale...
Vol 55 No 2 | MOROCCO Headaches for Benkirane 24th January 2014 A deteriorating economic situation adds to political tension as parties manoeuvre for next year’s elections Morocco seems to have emerged stronger from the Arab Spring. The constitution promises a more open political system and improved human rights. A coalition government led by the Par...
Vol 53 No 10 | MOROCCO Keep smiling 11th May 2012 In tough economic times, Islamist Premier Benkirane charms his critics while Mohammed VI in the Palace tries to keep pace The economy is not growing fast enough to create the jobs needed, police continue to clash with protestors around the country and the Prime Minister’s coalition partners are not ha...
Vol 53 No 6 | ALGERIAMOROCCO The neighbours start talking 16th March 2012 A new warmth in relations could mean the reopening of the common border but agreement on Western Sahara remains problematic Several high-level diplomatic meetings initiated by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane in recent weeks have raised hopes that Algeria and Morocco might finally reopen their border,...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | MOROCCO Saad-Eddine Al Othmani 28th March 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco Morocco is rolling out the welcome mat to Asian investors. Foreign Affairs Minister Saad-Eddine Al Othmani hosted its first Morocco-Asia Business Forum in Rabat on 15-16 March.
Vol 52 No 25 | MOROCCO The King’s own Islamists 16th December 2011 Morocco's Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) formed the main opposition in the previous National Assembly and took 107 of its 395 seats in the 25 November elections, the...
Vol 52 No 13 | MOROCCO Reform dilemma 24th June 2011 Traditional constituencies linked into the Makhzen system will probably swing the 1 July referendum in favour of King Mohammed VI’s proposed constitutional reforms. Makhzen means t...
Vol 52 No 11 | MOROCCO Can the King stop the spring? 27th May 2011 Astute reforms have held revolution at bay but the monarchy could be running out of time So far, monarchies have proved more resilient to the democracy wave sweeping North Africa and the Middle East than the nationalist dictatorships, but in Morocco, some business and ...
Vol 52 No 9 | MOROCCO Campaign timetable 29th April 2011 King Mohammed VI (‘M6’) seems in little danger of losing his throne. However, the mainly peaceful protests for political change and social justice inspired by the Arab Spring u...
Vol 4 (AAC) No 9 | MOROCCOCHINA Progress noted 13th July 2011 In late June, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced its support for the constitutional changes that will allow King Mohammed VI to maintain power while giving more aut...