Contested Sovereignties: Peace and Conflict in Western Sahara
27 March 2026 | 15.00-17.00
Agenda:
What comes next in Western Sahara: a return to the negotiating table?
Riccardo Fabiani, International Crisis Group
The EU’s territorial (un)differentiation of Western Sahara and Sahrawi legal activism
Irene Fernandez-Molina, University of Exeter
Algeria's role in the Western Sahara issue, between rhetoric and reality
Caterina Roggero, University of Milano-Bicocca and ISPI
Self-determination of the Sahrawi people after UNSC Resolution 2797
Lorenzo Gasbarri, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Chair: Kevin Koehler, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
The meeting will bring together experts in politics, history, and international law to discuss the prospects for peace (and conflict) in Western Sahara.