Algeria trapped by its support for the Polisario

The Polisario’s recent announcement regarding the intensification of its armed struggle against Morocco highlights Algeria’s growing isolation. While its international support is dwindling, the Algerian regime seems to be locked into unwavering support for a conflict without a solution, ignoring current geopolitical dynamics.

The Polisario, supported financially and militarily by Algeria, seeks to imitate the Hezbollah model, but without possessing its assets, writes Bloomberg. Unlike Iran, Algiers does not have the strategic power or the network of alliances necessary to confront a Morocco supported by powers like the United States and France. Since the American recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara in 2020, Rabat has accumulated diplomatic and economic successes, notably with massive investments in infrastructure such as the port of Dakhla Atlantique. Faced with this development, the Polisario’s actions appear limited and ineffective.