Dr Ali Bahaijoub

Ali Bahaijoub’s Western Sahara Conflict: Historical, Regional and International Dimensions analyzes the Western Sahara dispute from colonial times to the present, focusing on Spain’s withdrawal, Morocco’s and Mauritania’s claims, and the Polisario Front’s struggle for self-determination. It examines how regional rivalries, especially between Morocco and Algeria, and international involvement by the UN, major powers, and neighboring states have prolonged the conflict. Bahaijoub argues that legal disputes, shifting diplomacy, and the lack of a credible referendum have kept the issue unresolved despite decades of negotiation.