Elections in Morocco: Can We Finally Move Beyond the “200-Dirham Note” Democracy? By Isaac Hammouch

Elections in Morocco: Can We Finally Move Beyond the “200-Dirham Note” Democracy? By Isaac Hammouch

When Money Enters the Polling Booth, Voting Freedom Recedes Every representative democracy relies on an elementary principle: citizens must be able to freely choose the individual to whom they entrust a portion of their political sovereignty. However, as soon as a financial counterpart enters into this choice, the nature of the democratic relationship changes. The…

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Morocco–Europe After the Ceuta Crisis: Is Trust Permanently Damaged?

Morocco–Europe After the Ceuta Crisis: Is Trust Permanently Damaged?

By Isaac Hammouch The new migratory crisis in Ceuta has abruptly revived memories of 2021 and placed relations between Morocco and the European Union back under strain. Yet behind the issue of migration lies something much deeper: trust between two partners that have become interdependent. Trade, security, migration, Western Sahara, investment, and diplomatic leverage are…

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