What's the future of Western Sahara conflict? | Inside Story

It's one of Africa's longest running conflicts. The dispute over the territory of Western Sahara started more than 50 years ago. It began with the end of Spanish colonial rule in the region. Since then, both Morocco and the Polisario Front have claimed Western Sahara. But in the 1990s, the UN tried to reach a settlement and deployed a peacekeeping mission to the region. Last week, those efforts ended, when Russia and the US blocked proposals to extend its mandate. So, could this development lead to renewed fighting? Presenter: Imran Khan Guests Samir Bennis, political analyst and author of "The Self-Determination Delusion: How Activist Scholars and Journalists Have Hijacked the Western Sahara Case". Irene Fernandez-Molina, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter, UK and author of "Moroccan Foreign Policy under Mohammed VI, 1999-2014" Mahjoub Mleiha, Advocacy Head of CODESA - Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:   / aljazeeraenglish   Download AJE mobile app: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #WesternSahara #WesternSaharaConflict #MINURSO #UNPeacekeeping #UnitedNations #UNSecurityCouncil #Morocco #PolisarioFront #Sahrawi #SahrawiRefugees #Africa #MoroccoPolisario #AlJazeeraEnglish