The Algerian regime’s strategy of hostility towards Morocco

The war of attrition waged by the Algerian regime against regional stability

The question of the future of Moroccan-Algerian relations remains hanging in the air, not because of fleeting diplomatic disputes, but as a result of a hostile doctrine embedded by the Algerian regime for decades. While Morocco moves forward with steady steps toward development, modernity, and strengthening its position as an African and international regional power, the palace of El Mouradia chooses to wallow in illusions of power by attempting to target the Kingdom’s territorial integrity.

The Algerian regime: When hostility becomes a tool of governance

Political observers fully understand that the Algerian regime suffers from a deep internal crisis of legitimacy. To cover up this chronic deficit, it finds in Morocco a convenient “scapegoat.” The policy of fleeing forward practiced by Algerian leaders reflects a state of strategic confusion; while Morocco always extends a hand for dialogue and good neighborliness, the Algerian regime responds to these calls with further escalation, support for separatist militias, and the closure of borders to the peoples of the region who aspire to economic integration.

The Kingdom of Morocco: Sovereign wisdom and strength of position

Experience has proven that Morocco does not get drawn into provocations. While the Algerian regime spends its people’s resources on a frantic arms race to serve narrow agendas, Morocco accumulates international diplomatic victories that recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara. Morocco’s strength lies in its stability and strategic vision, which does not rely on “disturbing” its neighbors, but on building strong international partnerships that protect its interests and impose a geopolitical reality that Algeria cannot ignore.

Where to from here in the absence of wisdom in Algeria?

The future of relations remains contingent on the ability of the Algerian regime to rid itself of its “Morocco complex.” The isolation that this regime imposes on itself is merely the result of sterile policies that reject evolution. Morocco, under wise leadership, continues on its path, fortified by unprecedented popular cohesion, while the Algerian regime will continue to spin in a vicious circle, searching for an imaginary enemy to hide its failure in achieving its people’s aspirations for democracy and development.