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This chapter discusses the history of conflict, tensions, and economic misalignment that has prevented the emergence of an effective North African regional union—despite the fact that there has been a Maghrebi regional organization since 1989. North Africa could be an economically and politically powerful region, well-integrated into the global economy, if states could muster the requisite political will.
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Layachi, A. (2016). Region-Building in North Africa. In: Levine, D.H., Nagar, D. (eds) Region-Building in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137586117_15
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