Marrakech – The United States is aggressively pursuing a comprehensive Morocco-Algeria reconciliation deal within a tight 60-day window, according to an analysis by the Middle East Institute.

This diplomatic push follows the landmark October 31 United Nations Security Council resolution that firmly established Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only viable path forward for resolving the Western Sahara conflict, delivering Rabat its most decisive diplomatic triumph on the issue to date.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff revealed on “60 Minutes” that his team is actively crafting a Morocco-Algeria agreement, clearly signaling President Donald Trump’s ambition for another headline-grabbing foreign policy success.

The Middle East Institute analysis, commenting on this revelation, suggests that successful reconciliation would yield tremendous benefits: integrating the wider Maghreb economy, significantly reducing migration pressures on Europe, expanding crucial energy cooperation, and enabling much more effective counter-terrorism coordination across the vulnerable Sahel region.

“Successfully resolving this long-standing dispute requires understanding that Western Sahara is one facet of a bigger issue and drives the deeper competition for regional leadership between Morocco and Algeria,” the institute’s analysis states.

This deep-rooted rivalry traces back to both countries’ post-colon