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Looking South The Moroccan Dream: Foreign Policy Theoretical Perspectives and Morocco’s Turn towards Mother Africa |
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PP: 135-146 |
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Mariam Bensaoud,
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Abstract |
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| This work examines Morocco’s unprecedented foreign policy choice toward sub-Saharan Africa under the auspices of liberalism and realism in foreign policy analysis frameworks. It argues that while Morocco’s foreign policy toward the region is one of liberal character, that is market and business oriented, it is still aimed at realist grounds. In other words, while liberalism helps extract Morocco’s liberal motives for choosing Sub-Saharan Africa, it does not provide the whole picture. Considering Morocco’s national integrity and security objectives, the Western Sahara issue provides explanation for the geopolitical and strategic motives behind this foreign policy for which the realist model is used. The article further argues that while religion is a major component in the way the foreign policy is carried it is neither a motive nor an end in itself rather an institutional and political tool to serve liberal and realist objectives. The research is carried through a literature review. |
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