Interview: Status of Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara for Emmaus, Stockholm admin, May 26, 2024August 30, 2024 ALSO SEE Dr. Zunes’s book and website: Western Sahara: War, Nationalism and Conflict Irresolution Emmaus Artikel 2, Stockholm May 2024 An hour-long May 2024 interview (in English) of Dr. Stephen Zunes and a prominent Sahrawi activist in Stockholm on the situation in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara and international legal implications. Continue Reading
Not only the fate of the people of Western Sahara is at stake. admin, May 26, 2024August 7, 2024 Emmaus Artikel 2, Stockholm May 2024 (Dr. Stephen Zunes is quoted extensively): The opposition to Trump’s rushed and unrighteous recognition of Morocco’s alleged sovereignty over Western Sahara prompts President Biden to correct this mistake… Biden could resend the U.S. recognition with the stroke of a pen, however, this has put… Continue Reading
West’s role in Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara admin, May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 April 20, 2024: On Dr. Zunes’ recent talk at the Gothenburg Science Festival on the West’s role in the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara Continue Reading
Comparing US policy towards Palestinian & Western Saharan struggles for self-determination admin, April 19, 2024April 20, 2024 U.S. Campaign to End the Moroccan Occupation newsletter April 11, 2024: A short essay comparing U.S. policy towards the Palestinian and Western Saharan struggles for self-determination: Western Sahara. [Source Link] Continue Reading
Western Sahara/Morocco: 5 Interviews admin, March 5, 2024April 12, 2024 Professor Stephen Zunes on Western Sahara, Russia, Ukraine, Biden, Israel and Morocco. February 2023 This is a very short segment of a story about Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara on a Swedish television network (in English, 2 min., 02/27/2024). Interview for a podcast on U.S. policy towards Israel/Palestine and Morocco/Western Sahara:Part I… Continue Reading
Russian Aggression, US Hypocrisy & Is UAE a Safe Haven for Oligarchs? admin, March 8, 2022August 14, 2024 There’s No Justification for Russia’s Aggression, But U.S. Double Standards on Illegal War Are Hard to Stomach: Nothing can excuse Putin’s invasion, but the hypocrisy could hardly be more striking. The Progressive March 1, 2022 Al Jazeera quotes Zunes March 7, 14 and 29 *The limits of Iran’s influence on… Continue Reading
KBBF Speaking of Palestine: The Occupations of Western Sahara and Palestine admin, February 28, 2022August 14, 2024 A KBBF interview with Professor Stephen Zunes on the occupation of Western Sahara and much more, plus Palestine Update and some poems by Naomi Shihab Nye.See Continue Reading
KZFR Peace & Justice: U.S. and Western Sahara admin, February 11, 2022April 3, 2024 Aired on KZFR public radio, Chico, CA, 11 February 2022; This audio is no longer available. Continue Reading
WHMP Bill Newman Show: U.S. and Western Sahara admin, February 9, 2022April 3, 2024 Aired on KZFR public radio, Chico, CA, 9 February 2022This audio is no longer available. (beginning at 39:00) Continue Reading
WBAI Leonard Lopate at Large: Western Sahara and U.S. Policy admin, February 7, 2022April 3, 2024 WBAI FM, NYC, 7 February 2022: Stephen Zunes, on his newly updated book “[Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution.“ [FULL LINK] Continue Reading
Oberlin Club of Washington, DC: Western Sahara admin, January 28, 2022April 12, 2024 28 January 2022: The United Nations and the World Court have called for the Sahrawi population to be allowed the right of self-determination. The United States, meanwhile, remains the only country in the world that formally recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. The presentation is timed with the release of… Continue Reading
Biden’s Dangerous Refusal to Reverse Trump’s Western Sahara Policy admin, January 21, 2022April 3, 2024 In his final weeks in office, President Donald Trump stunned the international community in formally recognizing Western Sahara as part of Morocco. Morocco has occupied much of its southern neighbor since 1975, when it invaded and annexed the former Spanish colony in defiance of the United Nations Security Council and a landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice. Continue Reading
US Western Sahara stance emboldens Putin admin, January 7, 2022April 3, 2024 The threat of further Russian aggression against Ukraine is very real. Unfortunately, the Biden administration is in a weak position to lead an international response. Continue Reading
Tufts University: Western Sahara admin, November 12, 2021April 3, 2024 12 November 2021 (begins at 23:10, but item is no longer available). See the Archives, Blog and Reviews at WSahara.StephenZunes.org Continue Reading
Sudan’s 2019 Revolution The Power of Civil Resistance admin, April 28, 2021April 3, 2024 Stephen Zunes’ April 2021 report* reviews the chronology of the resistance struggle in Sudan, the critical role of nonviolent discipline, other factors contributing to the movement’s success, and the current political situation. It seeks to explain how the movement was able to succeed despite enormous odds against it and what… Continue Reading
Stephen Zunes, co-author (with Jacob Mundy) of Western Sahara. admin, February 21, 2021April 3, 2024 See WSahara.stephenzunes.org for reviews, related articles, audio and video, and to order the book. Continue Reading
Will Biden Admin Reverse Trump’s “Dangerous” Recognition of Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara? admin, February 5, 2021August 14, 2024 Feb. 5, 2021: DemocracyNow! full transcript and video link President Donald Trump broke with decades of U.S. foreign policy in the waning days of his administration and recognized Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, a territory the country has occupied since 1975 in defiance of the United Nations and the international… Continue Reading
Western Sahara The Struggle for Self-Determination admin, January 25, 2021April 3, 2024 Item is no longer available. See WSahara.stephenzunes.org for reviews, related articles, audio and video, and to order the book. Continue Reading
Trump’s deal on Morocco’s Western Sahara annexation risks more global conflict admin, December 15, 2020August 14, 2024 Last week, President Trump formally recognized Morocco’s annexation of Western Sahara as part of a deal to get Morocco to normalize relations with Israel. But Morocco’s claim on Western Sahara is rejected by the United Nations, the World Court, the African Union and a broad consensus of international legal scholars that consider the region a non-self-governing territory that must be allowed an act of self-determination. This is why no country had formally recognized Morocco’s takeover — until now. Continue Reading
Trump Recognized Morocco’s Illegal Occupation to Boost the Israeli Occupation admin, December 11, 2020August 14, 2024 On December 10, the United States became the only country to formally recognize Morocco’s illegal annexation of Western Sahara, the former Spanish colony forcibly seized by Moroccan forces in 1975. Trump’s proclamation is directly counter to a series of UN Security Council resolutions and a landmark World Court ruling calling for self-determination. Continue Reading