Morocco-USA: Strategic Partnership and Major Role of the Kingdom in World Peace

Last updated Jan 26, 2023

The statements made by Michele Sison, the U.S. secretary of state for international organizations, sent a clear message about Morocco’s contribution to world peace and security. On the one hand, the United States greatly appreciates The Kingdom’s pioneering work to bring about stability and security in North Africa and the Middle East.

The kingdom has, on the other hand, demonstrated excellent cooperation with UN organizations by housing the offices of at least 21 UN organizations, which in and of itself is evidence of the kingdom’s fundamental role as a regional leader and its dedication to multilateral diplomacy.

The Biden administration’s full gratitude for the kingdom’s support of UN peacekeeping operations worldwide was something Michele Sison wished to convey. Sison expressed her joy at being in Morocco, one of America’s closest and most enduring allies.

The positive and fruitful discussions Michele Sison had with Minister Nasser Bourita regarding the dedication of Morocco and the United States to upholding peace and security were also welcomed. In this regard, Sison reaffirmed American support for the autonomy proposal as a serious and practical means of resolving the Moroccan Sahara conflict.

These statements need to be understood in their diplomatic context. The trip itself serves as a celebration of the past, present, and future of close cooperation, a strategic alliance, and unwavering secular friendship and serves as a reminder that the two nations have always stood on opposing sides of history. Whether it be the struggle against the scourge of terrorism, the Cold War, the Second World War, or the promotion of peace and security in the Middle East.

In this specific situation, it is important to keep in mind King Mohammed VI’s remarkable work to advance peace and security in North Africa and the Middle East, as well as the crucial part the kingdom played in UN peacekeeping operations around the globe. The American official reaffirmed that this stance is a part of a long-standing alliance that has continued to solidify in numerous fields.

When one reads these positions in the context of a new diplomatic crisis with a partner who presents himself as a Moroccan strategist, one is in fact brought back to behaviors that are as unrelated to friendly relations as they are influenced by a superior colonial logic.

Indeed, it is the friendly state and a true strategic partner that established Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, breaking with the shady situation that France is trying to exploit for its own interests today. At times it has moved closer to Algeria, at others it has tried to woo Rabat…But it seems that Morocco’s decisive stance on the need to take clear positions on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara has put that country to a difficult test of its ambiguity.