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The Atlantic Rim: a catalyst for Morocco-Latin America relations
Authors
Youssef Tobi
June 9, 2023
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International Relations
Africa
Maghreb
Central America
North America

The Southern Atlantic Ocean, still an untapped geopolitical space, can be a new platform for dialogue between North and South. The Kingdom of Morocco is strategically placed in this space, and through its Atlantic coastline can breathe new life into the relationship with Latin America, boosting political and economic exchanges within the global South.

Relations between Morocco and the countries of Latin America recently saw a notable shift, and a new regional platform around the South Atlantic could encourage Latin American countries to trade with Morocco, as well as all African countries of the Atlantic area.

Moroccan leadership in building, conceptualizing and promoting the South Atlantic as a prosperous geopolitical space is a strategically-sound choice amidst the current radical change sweeping international relations and geopolitical alignments in the North.

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