Authoritarian transformations in the Maghreb

The case of the securitisation of Algerian-Moroccan relations

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3979134
AutoresJassim Althani (Qatar University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume29
Fascículo5
Páginas773-786
Data de publicação2024-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2024.2367933
OpenAlexW4401555499
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas14

There is an ongoing arms race intensifying today between Algeria and Morocco. The article examines the root causes of this arms race, namely, its links to the Western Sahara Conflict. The article focuses not only on the strains this conflict has caused in the diplomatic relations between the two neighbouring Maghrebi states but also on the increase in arms expenditures by both states. One key point the article addresses regards the authoritarian politics in both Algeria and Morocco that the arms race and the Western Sahara conflict have caused

Arms race · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · International relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Race (biology · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Gender Studies · Global Political and Social Dynamics · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender