Since the advent of the reign of Mohammed VI in 1999, Morocco has deployed a new continental foreign policy. The Kingdom aspires to be recognized as an emerging African power in its identity as well as in its space of projection. In order to meet these ambitions, the diplomatic apparatus is developing and modernizing, while a singular role identity is emerging around the notion of the "golden mean". This study presents, on an empirical level, the conditions of the elaboration and conduct of this African policy, and analyzes, on a theoretical level, the evolution of the Moroccan role identity in the international system.
Yousra Abourabi, Ph. D. (2016), is Professor of Political Science at the International University of Rabat. She teaches international relations and African governance issues. Her research focuses on continental cooperation, including security, migration, gender and the environment. She is a member of the Political Affairs Cluster of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union, and a member of the Academic Council of the Global Campus For Human Rights. She has published numerous academic contributions on Morocco and African governance.
All interested in Morocco's history and foreign policy, African international relations, governance, diplomacy, and International Relations theory. The book is primarily intended for researchers, decision-makers, journalists and students.