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Postponed | Designating the Polisario Front: A Conversation with Rep. Joe Wilson
Postponed | Designating the Polisario Front: A Conversation with Rep. Joe Wilson
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Hudson Institute
July 23, 2025
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U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) speaks during a news conference hosted by members of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus at the Capitol on February 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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Michael Doran, director of Hudson’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, will host Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) for a discussion on the strategic benefits of designating the Polisario Front as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO).
Despite Iran’s diminished stature, its proxies—including Polisario—continue to operate in Africa and the Middle East. United States lawmakers are increasingly concerned about the terror group’s destabilizing role in North Africa, its attacks on US ally Morocco, and its ties to malign actors, including Hezbollah and the Iranian regime.
This event will examine the legal rationale, geopolitical implications, and broader US national security interests associated with a potential FTO designation in the context of great power competition and global counterterrorism policy.
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