Western Sahara

<p>As the Spanish left colonized Western Sahara in 1975 Morocco invaded sparking a war with the Western Saharan Polisario Front. Morocco now controls roughly 70% of the territory occupying it with roughly 140000 soldiers. In 1991 Morocco and the Polisario Front agreed to a truce ahead of a referendum on Western Sahara's future. However Morocco has since refused to allow the referendum and has exploited Western Sahara's non-renewable natural resources. This has highlighted the plight of the Saharawi people and pushed the Polisario Front back to a position where it is openly canvassing for a return to war. This book was published as a special issue of <i>Global Change Peace and Security.</p></i>