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Western Saharan Conflict: Prolonged Conflict and Prospects for the Future

Western Saharan Conflict: Prolonged Conflict and Prospects for the Future

Clough, Neil

Paperback

African HistoryGeneral Political ScienceInternational Relations

ISBN10: 1288274807
ISBN13: 9781288274802
Publisher: Biblioscholar
Published: Nov 9 2012
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.13
Height: 0.07 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

The last war of decolonization on the African continent, the conflict in the Western Sahara has and continues to reflect patterns in international diplomacy. The conflict, initiated when the Spanish withdrew from the territory, was perpetuated by the Cold War and now continues in the context of the Global War on Terrorism. Following the Spanish withdrawal, Algeria provided further aid to the insurgent group they supported during the Spanish decolonization and in doing so, they permitted the development of the insurgent group, the Polisario, to develop into the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic. Through the course of the Cold War, Algerian support for the Saharawi and US support for Morocco permitted the war to stalemate allowing time for the Saharawi to develop a relatively strong civil society. This paper will show that because of the intransigence that has developed between the two parties and the development of the Saharawi state, in the relative near-term, the conflict is likely to continue in its stalemated state and the Polisario will be unlikely to return to arms.

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