The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump

This article analyzes the involvement of American governments in the Moroccan war against the Polisario Front, from the Ford administration to the Trump presidency. The consultation of primary sources clarifies particular aspects of this involvement and indicates the role each actor has played in th...

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Autor: Garí-Montllor Hayek, Domingo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
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Palabra clave:Marruecos
Sáhara Occidental
Frente Polisario
Estados Unidos
Relaciones internacionales
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spelling The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to TrumpGarí-Montllor Hayek, DomingoMarruecosSáhara OccidentalFrente PolisarioEstados UnidosRelaciones internacionalesThis article analyzes the involvement of American governments in the Moroccan war against the Polisario Front, from the Ford administration to the Trump presidency. The consultation of primary sources clarifies particular aspects of this involvement and indicates the role each actor has played in this conflict. The determined support of Republican administrations for the Moroccan side was due to their interests in consolidating reactionary allies in North Africa and shoring up their policies in the Middle East. There is a clear parallel between Morocco’s war with the Sahrawis and Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Although the American preference for Morocco is evident, and its support has prolonged the war, it should be pointed out that the main perpetrator was King Hassan II, who launched the conquest to strengthen his power at a time when his leadership was in question and his throne in dangerGeografía e Historia202420242022info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39011reponame:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Lagunainstname:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)EspañolMiddle East Policy, v. 29, n. 4, 2022Licencia Creative Commons (Reconocimiento-No comercial-Sin obras derivadas 4.0 Internacional)info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es_ESoai:riull.ull.es:915/390112026-06-22T13:13:57Z
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title The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
spellingShingle The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
Garí-Montllor Hayek, Domingo
Marruecos
Sáhara Occidental
Frente Polisario
Estados Unidos
Relaciones internacionales
title_short The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
title_full The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
title_fullStr The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
title_full_unstemmed The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
title_sort The US Adventure in Western Sahara: From Ford to Trump
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Garí-Montllor Hayek, Domingo
author Garí-Montllor Hayek, Domingo
author_facet Garí-Montllor Hayek, Domingo
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Geografía e Historia
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Marruecos
Sáhara Occidental
Frente Polisario
Estados Unidos
Relaciones internacionales
topic Marruecos
Sáhara Occidental
Frente Polisario
Estados Unidos
Relaciones internacionales
description This article analyzes the involvement of American governments in the Moroccan war against the Polisario Front, from the Ford administration to the Trump presidency. The consultation of primary sources clarifies particular aspects of this involvement and indicates the role each actor has played in this conflict. The determined support of Republican administrations for the Moroccan side was due to their interests in consolidating reactionary allies in North Africa and shoring up their policies in the Middle East. There is a clear parallel between Morocco’s war with the Sahrawis and Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians. Although the American preference for Morocco is evident, and its support has prolonged the war, it should be pointed out that the main perpetrator was King Hassan II, who launched the conquest to strengthen his power at a time when his leadership was in question and his throne in danger
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