MOROCCO’S AFRICAN UNION AND TURKEY RELATIONS
FAS’IN AFRİKA BİRLİĞİ VE TÜRKİYE İLE İLİŞKİLERİ
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16320177Keywords:
Morocco, Turkey, African Union, trade agreements, diplomacy, regional integration, geopolitical strategy, foreign policy, South-South, cooperationAbstract
Morocco’s growing ties with both the African Union and Turkey show how it’s working to reshape its role on the regional and global stage. The country uses its location and its economic strengths to boost its influence across both continents. On one hand, institutional frameworks promote trade, development, and political cooperation. On the other, they become entangled in the competitive dynamics of regional diplomacy, where conflicting geopolitical interests shape outcomes. Hence, this research explores the trade relations, diplomacy, and regional integration of Morocco’s African Union ties and links it with Turkey as part of revealing its overarching foreign policy and regional agenda.
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