This programme reads the shifting architecture of international power. It examines the strategic competitions reshaping key regions – the Mediterranean, the Sahel, the Middle East, the Indo-Pacific, the Arctic – and the ways in which economic instruments have become weapons of statecraft. Sanctions, export controls, investment screening, sovereign capital and the weaponization of interdependence are no longer the periphery of foreign policy; they are increasingly its core. The programme also follows the slow reinvention of diplomacy itself, as multilateralism gives ground to minilateral coalitions, situational alliances and new forms of partnership.
At the Foundation, we believe that states must balance their sovereign interests with the need to cooperate and collaborate with other actors in the global system to address global challenges that require collective action. That is why we focus on research programs in Global Affairs, Economics and Development, and New Tech & Innovation, providing valuable insights into the complex interactions and dynamics between different stakeholders in the global system.
Our mission is to identify policies and practices that can promote sustainable development, social justice, and respect for the sovereignty of states. Through in-depth analysis and gatherings, we aim to raise awareness and contribute to shaping policy decisions on critical global issues, particularly in Africa and the MENA region, where we are based.
GGSF Policy Brief N°06 on Morocco sports strategy. How fifteen years of football investment, from the 2008 Skhirat Assises to the 2030 FIFA World Cup, built influence and soft power — and where the white elephant risk lies. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°05 on Morocco cybersecurity. The CNSS breach of April 2025 as the wake-up call: the DGSSI and maCERT response, Law 09.08 enforcement, the AFCON 2025 and 2030 World Cup stress test, and digital sovereignty. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°04 on Morocco Middle East positioning: how the Kingdom balances Gulf partnerships — Emirati investment, the Abraham Accords, security cooperation — against Iran tensions and its European ties. Read the highlights, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°03 on Morocco Sahel strategy. Rabat's Royal Initiative for Sahel Access, the African Atlantic Initiative, the $25 billion Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline and religious diplomacy — read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°02 on Morocco defense modernization: the Apache, TB2 and Akinci drones, F-16 Block 70/72 jets and Caesar/Atmos artillery, the Algeria rivalry, and the push for defense industrial sovereignty. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°01 on Morocco United States relations. A Moroccan-lens reading of the second Trump administration's opening months: the Sahara dossier and the 2020 recognition, Duke Buchan III's appointment, the 10% tariff against the EU's 20% and Tunisia's 28%, Chinese EV-battery investment at risk, and the push to designate the Polisario Front as an…
