1. France Walks Fine Line to Improve Relations with Both Algeria and Morocco
- Author:
- Amanda Dziubińska and Sara Nowacka
- Publication Date:
- 11-2023
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- The Polish Institute of International Affairs
- Abstract:
- The military upheavals between 2020 and 2023 that resulted in a reduction of France’s military presence in the Sahel highlighted the importance of relations with Morocco and Algeria to realise French interests in the region. Rebuilding this influence is hampered by the rivalry between the two countries over the status of Western Sahara. Necessary for improving relations will be the political will of Morocco and Algeria to cooperate with France in the area of migration and, on the part of France, greater involvement in the development of the two countries’ energy sector.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Foreign Policy, Migration, Territorial Disputes, Strategic Interests, and Energy
- Political Geography:
- France, Nigeria, Morocco, Sahel, and Western Sahara