HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The leadership of the Polisario Front is experiencing internal confusion after receiving, according to consistent data, direct instructions from the leaders of the Algerian military establishment urging it to prepare to engage in a new round of negotiations that includes Morocco, Algeria, and Mauritania. This is under increasing American pressure aimed at pushing for a final solution to the conflict based on the self-governance proposal within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara, in compliance with the requirements of Security Council Resolution 2797.
Recent developments indicate that the sudden shift in Algeria's position came as a result of intense pressure exerted by Washington during the past weeks, focusing on the need for serious engagement in negotiations to settle the Sahara conflict within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, while holding Algeria responsible for prolonging the file. It appears from these developments that the United States is explicitly pushing towards a formula based on self-governance proposed by Rabat, as the only realistic framework capable of ending the conflict. These developments also reflect a clear shift in regional calculations, especially after Algeria realized that continued escalation will not serve its position in light of international pressure. This trend also comes in light of the issuance of Resolution 2797, which reiterated the priority of a realistic and practical political solution, and the role of the four parties in advancing the UN process. The move also reveals the beginning of a gradual retreat in the rhetoric of escalation, and an implicit readiness to accept new outputs that rearrange the path of the file according to a vision supported by major powers. This development comes at a time when the rhetoric of "confrontation" that the separatist front has relied on in recent years through a series of "phantom bombings" has receded, as it is now facing a delicate political moment in which its narrow options are besieged under pressure from regional transformations and the requirements of the United Nations. Observers believe that the entry of Algeria and its Polisario proxy to a negotiation table based on self-governance represents a decisive turning point in the course of the conflict and indicates a new phase entitled political realism. These moves confirm that the United States is proceeding to push for a final settlement that ends the long stalemate and reshapes the region's relations on new bases, making the anticipated round of negotiations a pivotal station that may redraw the future of the conflict radically.
