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Foreign Policy
James Baker blasts U.S. recognition of Moroccan claims to Western Sahara
The former secretary of State said the move would further log jam any hope for
negotiations and could jeopardize American alliances in the region.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/17/baker-blasts-recognition-western-sahara-447981
By MATTHEW CHO 12/17/2020 07:19 PM EST
Former Secretary of State James Baker blasted the Trump administration for recognizing
Western Sahara as Moroccan territory, writing in a Thursday op-ed the move
"was an astounding retreat from the principles of international law and diplomacy."
"The United States has unwisely abandoned its principles for something that will make no difference
to the position of the international community and to the resolution of the conflict,"
Baker wrote in a Washington Post op-ed.
– "Many U.S. allies and others have already made statements to that effect.
The upcoming Biden administration would do well to rescind this rash and cynical action."