Morocco on MENA Research Centerhttps://mena-studies.org/tags/morocco/Recent content in Morocco on MENA Research CenterHugoen-GBFri, 19 Dec 2025 18:12:02 +0100Youssef Chiheb: Political Islam does not seek power through violence, but through the ‘democratic process’https://mena-studies.org/youssef-chiheb-political-islam-does-not-seek-power-through-violence-but-through-the-democratic-process/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 14:44:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/youssef-chiheb-political-islam-does-not-seek-power-through-violence-but-through-the-democratic-process/As 2025 draws to a close, we spoke with Dr. Youssef Chiheb, professor at Sorbonne Paris Nord University, specialist in the geopolitics of the Arab world, Director of research at the French Intelligence Research Centre (CF2R), and author of Les th éoriciens de…Egypt Withdraws from “Africa Peace 3” Military Exercises as Diplomatic Crisis Deepens Between Tunisia and Moroccohttps://mena-studies.org/egypt-withdraws-from-africa-peace-3-military-exercises-as-diplomatic-crisis-deepens-between-tunisia-and-morocco/Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:53:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/egypt-withdraws-from-africa-peace-3-military-exercises-as-diplomatic-crisis-deepens-between-tunisia-and-morocco/Informed sources have confirmed that the Arab Republic of Egypt has decided not to participate in the “Africa Peace 3” military exercises hosted by Algeria between May 21 and 27, 2025. The decision follows Cairo’s discovery that the Polisario Front was…Xavier Driencourt: President Tebboune has gone too farhttps://mena-studies.org/xavier-driencourt-president-tebboune-has-gone-too-far/Fri, 16 May 2025 17:07:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/xavier-driencourt-president-tebboune-has-gone-too-far/Last month we had the Algerian analysis of the crisis in Franco-Algerian relations, and in order to get a balanced view on the matter, we spoke to Xavier Driencourt, French diplomat and Ambassador to Algeria (2007-2012, 2017-2020). The interview was carried…Akram Kharief: France-Algeria – settling the memory debt and moving forwardhttps://mena-studies.org/akram-kharief-france-algeria-settling-the-memory-debt-and-moving-forward/Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:09:00 +0200https://mena-studies.org/akram-kharief-france-algeria-settling-the-memory-debt-and-moving-forward/In light of the new crisis in Franco-Algerian relations, as well as the situation in Mali on the Algerian border, we had the opportunity to speak to Akram Kharief, an Algerian journalist and researcher in the field of security and defence, who gives us the…Conflict on Water Increases Tensions Between Algeria and Moroccohttps://mena-studies.org/conflict-on-water-increases-tensions-between-algeria-and-morocco/Fri, 21 Mar 2025 13:53:00 +0100https://mena-studies.org/conflict-on-water-increases-tensions-between-algeria-and-morocco/The ongoing tension between Morocco and Algeria shows no signs of abating. While the two neighbors are at odds over numerous issues, most notably the Western Sahara, a new front has opened between them concerning water resources. Algeria has accused its…