<p>The Western Sahara conflict has proven to be one of the most protracted and intractable struggles facing the international community. Pitting local nationalist determination against Moroccan territorial ambitions, the dispute is further complicated by regional tensions with Algeria and the geo-strategic concerns of major global players, including the United States, France, and the territory's former colonial ruler, Spain. For over twenty years, the UN Security Council has failed to find a formula that will delicately balance these interests against Western Sahara's long-denied right to a self-determination referendum as one of the last UN-recognized colonies. In the first book-length treatment of the issue in over two decades, Zunes and Mundy examine the origins, evolution, and resilience of the Western Sahara conflict, deploying a diverse array of sources and firsthand knowledge of the region gained from multiple research visits. Shifting geographical frames--local, regional, and international--provide for a robust analysis of the stakes involved.</p>

Western Sahara: War, Nationalism, and Conflict Irresolution (Syracuse Studies on Peace and Conflict Resolution)

History

Stephen Zunes

Jacob Mundy

Africa

Syracuse University Press

September 11 is throwing up some very stark questions for all humanity. What is the Bush administration doing in the world? Is US foreign policy making the planet a safer place for everyone, including Americans, or not? Stephen Zunes takes US foreign policy in the tinderbox that is the Middle East today and examines the reality of what successive administrations have been doing in Iran, Iraq, Palestine and Saudi Arabia. He produces a powerful case that the US faces a fundamental choice: continue to impose its Pax Americana (supporting repressive regimes and encouraging arms build-ups) or promote real peace (based on human rights, international law, and sustainable development). It is a choice that affects us all.

Tinderbox : U.S.Foreign Policy and the Roots of Terrorism

Politics & Social Sciences

Preface-Richard Falk

Politics & Government

Zed Books Ltd.

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