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What will it take to resolve the dispute in Western Sahara? CEPS Policy Brief No. 133, June 2007

Darbouche, Hakim. (2007) What will it take to resolve the dispute in Western Sahara? CEPS Policy Brief No. 133, June 2007.

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Abstract

After 16 years of war, 12 years of failed diplomacy and 4 years of deadlock, the conflict in the Western Sahara is back to square one. Resumed direct negotiations, under UN auspices, between Morocco and the Polisario Front on the basis of the former’s recent proposal are doomed. Besides impeding meaningful cooperation and integration in the Maghreb - to the loss of the nations of the region and even the EU - this ‘forgotten’ conflict, with its 165,000 refugees in desert camps, can take a violent turn at any juncture, with far-reaching implications. In light of the recent developments, CEPS Associate Fellow Hakim Darbouche asks in this CEPS Policy Brief what it will take to resolve the Western Sahara dispute.

Item Type:Policy Paper
Public Domain:No
Refereed:No
Status:Published
Authors, Individual:Darbouche, Hakim.
Title:What will it take to resolve the dispute in Western Sahara? CEPS Policy Brief No. 133, June 2007
Language:English
Journals and Series:Series > Centre for European Policy Studies (Brussels) > CEPS Policy Briefs
Pages:4
Month:June
Year:2007
Subjects:EU policies and themes > External relations > EU-North Africa/Maghreb
EU policies and themes > External relations > conflict resolution/crisis management
Alternative Locations:http://www.ceps.be/files/book/1515.pdf
ID Code:11712
Deposited By:Wilkin, Phil
Deposited On:03 October 2009