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T1 Reagan's Strategy for North Africa Aggravated the Crisis in Western Sahara
A1 Garí-montllor Hayek, Domingo
A2 Geografía e Historia
K1 Reagan
K1 Sahara
K1 Morocco
K1 War
AB President Reagan gave a military boost to relations with Morocco, the likes of which had not been seen since the start of the Western Sahara conflict in 1975. The Republican president’s strategy was to strengthen his ally so that it might emerge victorious from the war that had begun with its occupation of the Spanish colony. Reagan was a staunch believer in the use of force to resolve international conflicts, all of which were viewed from the standpoint of confrontation with the USSR.He did not care about the evidence stacking up against his argument in this case. Little did it matter that the conflict in the Sahara showed no signs of belonging to the long list of proxy wars between the two powers. Reality was invented by creatingalternative facts. In this article it will become clear how erratic the US Republican administration’s viewpoint was. The war in the Sahara should never have been seen as a link in the Cold War, but as a local conflict in a specific region of North-WestAfrica. Such thinking has prolonged this human drama for decades, making it one of the most enduring and longest-lasting wars today.
SN 2330-8176 (Print)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39044
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/39044
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 23-nov-2024