Abstract
Although, the Sahara Wall was built, at first, in a specific context and for a specific goal, today it reflects multidimensional aspects of a long-term conflict—the Western Sahara issue that still threatens the stability of the Maghreb region. The future of the Sahara Wall is closely related to the original issue itself which needs a negotiated, realistic and equitable solution due to its complex dimensions.
Notes
Polisario is an acronym for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Rio de Oro, founded in Zouerate (Mauritania) on April 29, 1973 with the purpose of obtaining independence for Western Sahara.
http://www.minurso.unlb.org/monitoring.html (accessed November 25, 2010).
Article 3 of the Moroccan Project of Autonomy.
Article 2 of the Spanish Constitution states that “The Constitution … recognizes and guarantees the right to autonomy of the nationalities and regions which make it up and the solidarity among all of them.”
Article 17 of the Moroccan Project of Autonomy.