Western Sahara: Stalemate and its Discontents

The LSE Middle East Centre hosted the launch of Richard Barltrop’s paper, 'Sudan’s Current War: A Longer View on Peacemaking and Prospects'. This hybrid event launched a new paper examining the ongoing war in Sudan, which broke out in 2023. Drawing on lessons from the history of ...  Show more

This webinar examines perceptions of social protection and conflict prevention in Lebanon and Jordan among policymakers and household recipients of state-provided cash transfers. Drawing on extensive qualitative fieldwork conducted between October 2022 and March 2024, Rana Jawad ...  Show more

Contributor(s): Dr Jonathan Hill | In this lecture, Dr Hill seeks to make the case that Algeria has exerted a profound influence on the discipline of postcolonial studies. He will argue that the country’s legacy is at once political, intellectual and ideological. J.N.C. Hill is a ...  Show more

What is Western Sahara? Thanks for asking!   On December 10th, US President Donald Trump recognised Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. The announcement came as a surprise, and has significant consequences, such as the normalization of relations between ...  Show more

Qu’est-ce que le Sahara occidental ? Merci d’avoir posé la question ! Le 10 décembre 2020, le président américain Donald Trump a annoncé reconnaître la souveraineté du Maroc sur le Sahara occidental. Une annonce surprise et qui n’est pas sans conséquences. En échange, le Maroc et ...  Show more

Qu’est-ce que le Sahara occidental ? En juillet 2022, l'Europe se prépare à subir une nouvelle vague de chaleur, tout droit venue du Sahara. Mais si ce désert est connu pour ses températures élevées, il est aussi le lieu de tensions politiques. Le 10 décembre 2020, le président ...  Show more