14-I, Barcelona, conferència, ´Conflict resolution in Western Sahara´

        Conflict resolution in Western Sahara                         14/01/2010 | 16:00                         Seminar Room - Ground Floor IBEI                         Andreu Solà                                 This paper examines the democratisation agenda laid out by Western governments for the North African region vis-à-vis their Realpolitik conflict containment approach towards the Western Sahara conflict. Western policymakers conceive the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara as a safety net that contains tension in the region and enables geo-strategic and economic partnerships with Algeria and Morocco. This paper underlines that the international community could play a greater role in promoting the long-term stability of the North African region by pursuing innovative policies geared towards addressing the root causes of the Western Sahara conflict.

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