{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Western Sahara: War, Nationalism &amp; Conflict Irresolution","provider_url":"https:\/\/wsahara.stephenzunes.org","title":"Western Sahara\u2019s moment in the sun \u2013 IRIN News - Western Sahara: War, Nationalism &amp; Conflict Irresolution","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"P3qqJ2Bknj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wsahara.stephenzunes.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/14\/627\/\">Western Sahara\u2019s moment in the sun \u2013 IRIN News<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wsahara.stephenzunes.org\/index.php\/2016\/04\/14\/627\/embed\/#?secret=P3qqJ2Bknj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Western Sahara\u2019s moment in the sun \u2013 IRIN News&#8221; &#8212; Western Sahara: War, Nationalism &amp; Conflict Irresolution\" data-secret=\"P3qqJ2Bknj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/wsahara.stephenzunes.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"As Jacob Mundy, an assistant professor at Colgate University and an expert on the conflict pointed out, Morocco has positioned itself as a key ally of Saudi Arabia and the West in North Africa, sharing intelligence with the United States and even playing host to at least one of the CIA\u2019s controversial black sites. This brings the US closely into line with France, already staunchly on Morocco\u2019s in the dispute. \u201cAnytime Morocco is feeling the pressure on Western Sahara, they probably find ways of making themselves very useful to the United States,\u201d Mundy explained."}