Endgame in the Western Sahara

Why does this remote swathe of Sahara along the Atlantic seaboard concern the USA and Europe? Why does Morocco maintain its occupation? Why has the UN Security Council prevaricated for three decades while the Sahrawis live under Moroccan rule or as refugees?

In this revealing book, Toby Shelley examines the geopolitics involved. He brings out:

The little-known struggle of Sahrawis living under Moroc...