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Internet shutdowns are not new, but they have become increasingly popular instruments among dictators and autocrats who want to control their citizenry and preempt political threats.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
While this wave of teachers’ protests may not bring about a fundamental political transformation, it points to the grave and persistent nature of Morocco’s governance challenges.
Despite a hardened border, smugglers continue to find a way. Together, Algeria and Morocco need to de-incentivize smuggling and reduce corruption.
More than half a decade after the collapse of the Libyan state and the severe destabilization of Mali, regional policymakers are still seeking the appropriate principles and patterns of management that can foster a modicum of stability in the broader regional security architecture linking the Maghreb and the Sahel.
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
Morocco’s security-oriented approach to countering violent extremism leaves little room for rehabilitation efforts.
By fueling a media war between Islamists and leftists, the Moroccan regime can isolate individual critics and prevent these forces from forming an anti-palace coalition.
Rabat has heightened its support for Sahel countries, hoping to make gains on a number of levels.
Morocco’s domestic challenges are giving greater urgency to certain aspects of the EU–Morocco relationship even as the traditional pillars—security, migration and trade—remain important.
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