Dans un article pour The Conversation, la doctorante Flora Pidoux explore les tenants et aboutissants du conflit au Sahara occidental, et met l’accent sur le rôle du Maroc dans la situation qui dure depuis maintenant quarante ans. Après avoir dressé un portrait des enjeux diplomatiques et du rôle joué par les acteurs institutionnels, Flora Pidoux apporte des réflexions sur un futur incertain.
EXTRAIT : Years of military affront between Morocco and the Polisario followed, leading to Morocco controlling 80% of the territory until the United Nations (UN) intervened. The conflict pushed most Sahrawis to seek refuge in Algeria, near the town of Tindouf, where they settled in camps organised by the Polisario and partly funded by the UN. 125,000 people still live there to this day. In the parts of the territory controlled by Rabat, Sahrawis face systematic repression by the authorities. Demonstrations supporting Western Sahara’s self-determination are not permitted.