Western Sahara and Russian Arms Sales: A Review
... and Morocco in 2002. Its relationship with Algeria has revolved around arms trade. As Algeria has been supporting Polisario with weapons and has traditionally been hostile to Morocco, is it still in Russia’s interest to continue its arms sales to Algeria? Indeed, there have been incidents involving Polisario and Russian military hardware. Should Russia review its arms sales policy to Algeria considering its increasingly closer ties with Morocco and the recent flare-up of tensions in Western Sahara? Russia could well antagonize and lose its strategic ally, Morocco,...
09.04.2021