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Yahia Zoubir

Yahia H. Zoubir teaches international studies at Thunderbird, the American Graduate School of International Management, in Arizona.

Current Analysis

Introducing Algeria’s President-for-Life

Across nearly the breadth of North Africa, the head of state enjoys a lifetime appointment. Morocco has a king. In Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, president since 1987, pushed for a constitutional amendment removing term limits and has now announced a bid for a fifth term in office. President Husn

Ahmed Aghrout, Yahia Zoubir • 13 min read

MER Article

Western Saharan Deadlock

The Moroccan occupation since 1975 of Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony, is in violation of UN Security Council resolutions on the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination. The conflict remains unresolved despite the existence of a UN Settlement Plan (1991) and the Houston Accords of 1997, brokered by

Karima Benabdallah-Gambier, Yahia Zoubir • 11 min read

MER Article

Western Sahara Conflict Impedes Maghrib Unity

In early 1989, the movement toward Maghribi integration, coupled with signs of a peaceful resolution of the conflict in Western Sahara, generated a great deal of optimism. The reality a year later is far less rosy. The major factor is Morocco’s procrastination in moving forward with the UN peace pla

Yahia Zoubir • 4 min read