The Maghreb Arab needs integration more than ever

Abstract EN

Historically, the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) was born as a dead initiative.

The lasting aspects of its functioning were marginalized from the outset, as a strong union requires strong social, civil, economic and cultural ties, while in 1989 Maghreb leaders focused entirely on political coordination.

As a result, national and regional events prevented cooperation and created a new obstacle to the realization of the AMU.

Indeed, although it is the greatest weakness of the AMU, politics has been its main element, ignoring the ideological differences of the regimes, internal conflicts and international allegiances.