Western Sahara Conflict: Geopolitics of Natural Resources, Foreign Actors and Humanitarian Impact

This report, a collaboration between the Middle East Watch and Conflict & Security Watch Programmes, undertakes an intensive examination of the conflict in Western Sahara. Covering the conflict’s historical, economic and humanitarian dimensions, the report explains the decades-long Moroccan sovereign claims over Western Sahara and highlights the critical humanitarian and economic risks emerging from the conflict.

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Exploring Russian Private Military Contractors


This comprehensive report details the presence, contexts, and activities of various Russian PMCs operating in 20 countries across the globe. Through this, the paper seeks to provide a detailed accounting of their impact as well as provide insight into the origins of Russian PMC organisations, their particular relationships, the key actors among them, their operations, and utilisation by the Russian state, as well as other actors, through a comparative lens.

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