Morocco is expanding bilateral trade relationships with China (zero-tariff agreements), the United States (diplomatic statements on Sahara support), and Egypt, while launching Operation Marhaba 2026 for summer tourism. The country continues attracting foreign investment in aerospace and digital sectors.
Morocco is a constitutional monarchy in which King Mohammed VI retains substantial executive and religious authority while a parliament and prime minister (currently Aziz Akhannouch, of the National Rally of Independents) manage day-to-day governance. A pivotal Maghreb and Atlantic power, it maintains close ties with the EU, France, and the United States, and normalized relations with Israel under the 2020 Abraham Accords, which coincided with U.S. recognition of its claim over Western Sahara. Its central and enduring rivalry is with neighboring Algeria, with which it has closed land borders and severed diplomatic ties, largely over the disputed Western Sahara territory. Lingering disputes with Spain over the enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, alongside migration management, also shape its external relations.