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| Title: | The Spanish-Moroccan “Crisis” and the Future of Euro-Med Relations: Farce or Harbinger of Things to Come? |
| Authors: | Maddy-Weitzman, B. |
| ASFA Terms: | International law of the sea |
| Issue Date: | 31-Jul-2002 |
| Citation: | Tel Aviv Notes - an Update on Political and Strategic Developments in the Middle East, 46 |
| Abstract: | At first glance, the Spanish-Moroccan confrontation over an uninhabited rock
outcropping, 200 meters off the Moroccan Mediterranean coast, seems like
something conjured up from a Marx Brothers movie. However, the triggering
of nationalist passions on both sides of the Straits of Gibraltar, the speedy
support by the two countries’ respective allies (the European Union for Spain,
and the Arab and Islamic states, apart from Algeria, for Morocco), and the
swift and decisive flexing of Spanish naval muscle, indicate that there is more
to the matter than initially meets the eye. The fact that both countries have
agreed to an American-brokered stand-down and initiated a round of high-level
diplomacy is a tribute to mutual good sense. Nonetheless, the brief storm
clouds over what Spain calls Isla de Perejil (Parsley Island) and Morocco calls
Leila (Night), just when Morocco was officially celebrating the marriage of its
King, serves as a reminder of how contentious Spanish-Moroccan relations
have become in recent years. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/554 |
| Appears in Collections: | Miscellaneous
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