MEI 66th Annual Conference Banquet Address: Amb. Ryan Crocker in conversation with Steve Inskeep, NPRNovember 13, 2012
MEI 66th Annual Conference Banquet Address: Amb. Ryan Crocker in conversation with Steve Inskeep, NPRNovember 13, 2012
MEI 66th Annual Conference Banquet Address: Amb. Ryan Crocker in conversation with Steve Inskeep, NPRNovember 13, 2012
MEI 66th Annual Conference Banquet Address: Amb. Ryan Crocker in conversation with Steve Inskeep, NPRNovember 13, 2012
What more can be done to resolve the problem in Western Sahara?
Mr. (Carne) Ross, Undersecretary General Miyet, and I have be trading opinions for six months and it is clear that Mr. Ross has no intention to propose or agree on any kind of political settlement or compromise, regardless of arguments to the contrary. It is time to quit deluding ourselves and allowing the refugees to be used as hostages in an effort to advance the cause of a few thousand Polisario rebels. Rather, we should reach out together for a common middle-ground solution.
Responses to “Western Sahara: It’s Time for the People to Choose”
This Opinion was first published on Reuters.com on October 11, 2012
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This article was first published by The Huffington Post on October 2, 2012
Assertions and opinions in this publication are solely those of the above-mentioned author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Middle East Institute, which expressly does not take positions on Middle East policy.
Libya, the third largest country in the African continent (1.75 million km²), shares 4,400 km of border with six other countries, four of which are Arab countries. It has a vast coastal area on the Mediterranean (nearly 2,000 km). For such a large country, its population density is very thin — there are barely six million inhabitants.
This story first appeared on NPR.com on September 12, 2012
Chris Stevens, the U.S. ambassador killed in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was a very special diplomat. He made a career of going to difficult places and insisting that he witness tumultuous events firsthand.
The latest diplomatic dance on whether or not former US Ambassador Christopher Ross should be allowed to continue to mediate UN-led talks between the Frente Polisario and Morocco on the future of Western Sahara is symptomatic of a much bigger problem ― the large powers’ unwillingness to advance an end to a dispute that they mistakenly see as peripheral to their strategic interests, and their resultant acquiescence in the brutal and illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco for more than 35 years.
Originally posted August 2010
Is Libya Really on the Path to Democracy? Christopher Blanchard, Karim Mezran, Daniel Serwer, David Mack
Is Libya Really on the Path to Democracy? Christopher Blanchard, Karim Mezran, Daniel Serwer, David Mack
Is Libya Really on the Path to Democracy? Christopher Blanchard, Karim Mezran, Daniel Serwer, David Mack