Publication
26 Jul 2016
This paper examines the fallout over UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s controversial reference to Morocco’s control over the Western Sahara as an “occupation.” In addition to providing a detailed history of the region and the quest to solve the “who owns it?” problem, the paper analyzes the swift and sweeping response of the Moroccan government to Ban Ki-Moon’s statement and its implications for future UN-Moroccan relations.
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Author | Khadija Mohsen-Finan |
Series | Elcano Royal Institute Analyses |
Issue | 61 |
Publisher | Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies |
Copyright | © 2016 Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies |