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
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
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 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
The East Timor Model Offers a Way out for Western Sahara and Morocco admin, December 9, 2020August 14, 2024 it’s not often that Western Sahara makes international headlines, but in mid November it did: Nov. 14 marked the tragic—if unsurprising—breakup of a tenuous, 29-year cease-fire in Western Sahara between the occupying Moroccan government and pro-independence fighters. The outbreak of violence is concerning not only because it flew in the face of nearly three decades of relative stasis, but also because Western governments’ reflexive response to the resurgent conflict may be to upend—and thereby hamper and delegitimize for perpetuity—more than 75 years of established international legal principles. It is imperative that the global community realize that, in both Western Sahara and Morocco, the path forward lies in adhering to international law, not overriding it. Continue Reading
Sudan’s Democratic Revolution is Being Undermined by the United States admin, June 20, 2020April 3, 2024 Economic recovery from decades of autocratic misrule is critical for Sudan’s civilian-led transitional government to establish legitimacy and survive ongoing threats from reactionary forces. The United States, however, is maintaining its punitive sanctions, effectively punishing the country for the sins of the dictatorship the Sudanese people overthrew last year. Continue Reading
INTERVIEW: The Sudanese Ousted a Dictator Last Year—Why Is Washington Still Imposing Sanctions? admin, March 20, 2020August 14, 2024 INTERVIEW: Middle East scholar Stephen Zunes talks about Sudan’s hopeful but uncertain future in the wake of its peaceful democratic revolution. Continue Reading
How Sudan’s Pro-Democracy Uprising Challenges Prevailing Myths about Civil Resistance admin, April 22, 2019August 14, 2024 A powerful pro-democracy civil insurrection in Sudan which has ousted a longstanding dictator and his successor is still in progress, but Sudanese are hopeful for a full democratic transition. Continue Reading