The colonial policy of Morocco and Mauritania in Western Sahara: geopolitical and military aspects

Abstract

In the mass consciousness, the colonial policy is associated with the activities of Spain, England, Belgium, France and other European countries that had overseas possessions. But the collapse of the colonial system led to the emergence of not
only neo-colonialism, but also the colonial aspirations of the colonial system of states restored or created during the collapse. There are several districts on the world map where the national elite, which has gained state sovereignty, pursues a colonial
policy in territories inhabited by peoples who do not consider themselves to be citizens of the newly created state. One of such territories is Western Sahara, where the Sahrawi tribes, without recognizing themselves Moroccans or Mauritanians,
declared their own state — the Sahara Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).