Inducing Stalemates with Third Parties: Evidence from the Western Sahara

• In Event: Power Shifts and Strategic Autonomy: Foreign Policy, Proxy Dynamics, and Humanitarian Responses in the MENA Region

Brief Overview

This paper argues that Libya sabotaged negotiations between Algeria and Morocco to end the conflict in the Western Sahara and strategically induced a stalemate by portraying itself as a credible alternative sponsor for Polisario.

Author

• Katherine Ingram, Yale University