In a number of ways, the American counterterrorism doctrine, which is a part of a long-time transnational destabilization of the Sahara-Sahel, has helped create the current conflict in the region

Morocco’s repression of Sahrawi resistance through beatings, detention, torture and disappearance has helped create and sustain a new generation of nationalist activists demanding independence, writes Jacob Mundy. All the major dissident Sahrawi civil society groups are led by past victims of repression.