Notes de l'Ifri - U.S.-Moroccan Relations: How Special? Notes de l'Ifri, October 2011, "Maghreb Facing New Global Challenges" Program
Publié le 05/10/2011
U.S.-Moroccan ties have sometimes been described as a "special relationship." This paper explores the bilateral relationship to investigate how special it really is.
How did the two countries first establish what became a long-lasting association and how was it made stronger during World War II? What difficulties did the presumed friends experience in the early days of Morocco’s independence, and what caused those strains?