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Policy Briefs are GGSF’s flagship analytical format. They condense the conclusions of our research into structured, decision-oriented notes: a problem precisely framed, a set of strategic options, and recommendations addressed to those who hold the levers of action. Each brief is anchored in one of our four programmes and goes through internal and external review before publication. They are written, above all, to be useful – to ministries, agencies, parliaments, international organizations and private actors operating in environments where strategic clarity is at a premium.
GGSF Policy Brief N°10 on Morocco maritime strategy: Tanger Med, Nador West Med and Dakhla Atlantique, the Royal Atlantic Initiative, a diversifying blue economy, undersea cables and the emerging seabed frontier. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°09 on Morocco energy strategy: how the Offre Maroc hydrogen envelope, the Nador West Med FSRU, the African Atlantic Gas Pipeline and a conditional 2040 coal exit shape what European partners should expect by 2030. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°08 on Morocco religious diplomacy. How the Commandership of the Faithful, the Mohammed VI Foundation for African Ulema and Sufi networks project influence — and why digital authority and competition put the Kingdom's religious soft power at a crossroads. Read the takeaways, then download the full brief.
GGSF Policy Brief N°07 on Morocco and the Sahara. Resolution 2797 named autonomy the sole basis for negotiations — but “genuine autonomy” was left undefined, MINURSO's clock is running, and Steve Witkoff's sixty-day push is reshuffling the file. Read the key takeaways, then download the full brief.
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.