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To James Baker: Morocco’s Sahara Sovereignty Culmination of Post-Colonial Self-Determination
By Lahcen Haddad*
Lahcen Haddad is a Strategic Studies Expert
Dear Mr. James Baker III,
In you recent Op-Ed for the Washington Post you stated that the United States’ recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over…
The US recognizes the Moroccan Identity of the Sahara and Morocco normalizes relations with Israel
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
 The U.S. decision to recognize the Moroccan Sahara was not expressed through a statement or a communiqué, but by a presidential proclamation (decree). It is a strong political and legal act. Very much like…
Algeria, Champion of Fake News
By Dr Mohamed Chtatou
Official Algeria still lives in the Soviet era culture: deceit, lies, disinformation, fake news, bashing of opposition, etc. It cannot be up front and truthful for fear to lose the projected false image it has…
Is capitalism finished for good?
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
Does Capitalism have a future?
It has often been said that it is easier to think about the end of the world than the end of capitalism. However, this system is now showing signs of breaking down, which makes it…
What is the post-Covid-19 world going to be like?
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
The unpredictable crisis of Covid-19 raises fundamental questions at several levels. It questions the current form of globalization, and the neo-liberal ideology that has accompanied it until now. It questions a…
The painful reconstruction of the American identity
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
“The whole idea of a stereotype is to simplify.”
CHINUA ACHEBE
The United States is the land of choice for migrants: it is a welcoming country open to all, a singular melting pot where the most diverse ethnicities,…
Amazigh Centrality to Moroccan Civilization
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
Nearly 60% of Moroccans can trace their ancestry to the Amazigh, the indigenous people of the entire Maghreb. Though many have lost their lingual and cultural ties to the many Amazigh tribes that dot the Maghrebi…
Morocco Facing The “Hawks” Of Madrid And Algiers
By Ali Bouzerda
Evil be to him who evil thinks. As a sovereign state, Morocco cannot accept being the target of political higher biddings and even less the punching bag of civil and military "hawks" in Madrid, Algiers and elsewhere ...…
Delving into Honor Killings around the Globe
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
Since ancient Rome, honor killings have been a known phenomenon ; the paterfamilias or oldest man in the family had the right to kill his unmarried daughter who was having sex or an adulterous woman. Honor killings…
Taliban prisoners freed by the Kabul government : meaning and expectations
Dr Mohamed Chtatou
The Taliban rebels, who have been stepping up deadly assaults against Afghan forces for weeks, surprised on Saturday May 23, 2020 by unilaterally declaring a cessation of fighting so that their fellow citizens…