Arab Reform Initiative : Partial Normalization -Morocco’s Balancing Act by Yasmina Abouzzohour

24 août 2021 A LA UNE DE TRILOGUENEWS, Arabic Reform Initiative, GÉOPOLITIQUE, Israël, MAGHREB - MACHREQ, Maroc, PUBLICATIONS & CONFERENCES
epa08901726 Israelis passing by the walls of Jerusalem's Old City next to Jaffa gate lit up with the Israeli and Moroccan flags as message of Peace, Jerusalem , 23 December 2020. An Israeli delegation Led by National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabba meets king of Morocco Mohammed VI to hammer out an upgrade of ties between the two countries. EPA-EFE/ATEF SAFADI

Following the UAE, and Bahrain, and one month before Sudan, Morocco became the third country in the MENA region to normalize ties with Israel in 2020. In exchange for resuming ties with Tel Aviv, Rabat benefited from important security and financial deals with the United States and ensured the recognition of the kingdom’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.

by Yasmina Abouzzohour

This paper explores the domestic, regional, and international politics that determined the kingdom’s approach and assesses how the kingdom has navigated competing pressures.

Following the UAE, and Bahrain, and one month before Sudan, Morocco became the third country in the MENA region to normalize ties with Israel in 2020. In exchange for resuming ties with Tel Aviv, Rabat benefited from important security and financial deals with the United States and ensured the recognition of the kingdom’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. This paper explores the domestic, regional, and international politics that determined the kingdom’s approach and assesses how the kingdom has navigated competing pressures. READ MORE Arab_Reform_Initiative_en_partial-normalization-moroccos-balancing-act_19484