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М.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kadyrmambetov</surname><given-names>T. M.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Тимур Мажитович Кадырмамбетов – аспирант, младший научный сотрудник Центра ситуационного анализа </p><p>117997, Москва, ул. Профсоюзная, д. 23 </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Timur M. KADYRMAMBETOV – PhD Student, Junior Research Fellow, Center for Situational Analysis </p><p>23 Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow, 117997 </p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">kadyrtm@imemo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>ИМЭМО им. Е.М. Примакова РАН</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAS)</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>20</day><month>10</month><year>2025</year></pub-date><volume>16</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title>Мозаика страноведческих исследований</issue-title><elocation-id>216–230</elocation-id><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Кадырмамбетов Т.М., 2025</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2025</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кадырмамбетов Т.М.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kadyrmambetov T.M.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1838">https://www.sravpol.ru/jour/article/view/1838</self-uri><abstract><p>Статья посвящена рассмотрению роли фактора идентичности в формировании внешней политики Королевства Марокко. Изучены основные теоретические подходы к изучению идентичности, которые затем были использованы для анализа внешнеполитической стратегии Марокко. В результате удалось выделить три ключевых «пространства» внешнеполитической деятельности государства: пространство непосредственной близости, включающее страны Магриба; пространство «культурной принадлежности», охватывающее арабо-мусульманский мир, страны Африки (прежде всего, Сахаро-Сахельской зоны) и некоторые европейские страны; мировое пространство. Историческое развитие территориального устройства Королевства способствовало формированию у общества и политических элит Марокко особо острого восприятия вопросов суверенитета и национальной целостности. Это в свою очередь привело к тому, что ближайший сосед Марокко – Алжир – стал восприниматься марокканскими властями как один из ключевых внешнеполитических вызовов. В силу географического положения Марокко и исторических обстоятельств формирования государства, правящая элита государства на протяжении долгого времени проводит прагматичную внешнюю политику, балансируя между различными международными игроками и адаптируясь к меняющимся условиям. Вместе с тем этот прагматизм отходит на второй план, когда речь заходит о Западной Сахаре. Обозначенная территория, статус которой остается неопределенным, играет центральную роль в процессе формирования марокканской национальной идентичности. Она служит инструментом укрепления легитимности власти и консолидации общества. Именно по этой причине в последние годы Марокко значительно активизировало свою внешнеполитическую деятельность на данном направлении, что позволило добиться серьезных успехов в международном признании своего суверенитета над территорией Западной Сахары.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article is devoted to the factor of identity in the Moroccan foreign policy. It considers the main theoretical approaches to the study of identity, which were then used to analyse Morocco's foreign policy strategy. As a result, it was possible to identify three key “spaces” of the state's foreign policy: the space of proximity, including the Maghreb countries; the space of “cultural belonging,” encompassing the Arab-Muslim world, African countries (primarily the Sahara-Sahel zone) and some European countries; and the global space. The historical development of the Kingdom's territorial organization has contributed to the formation of a particularly acute perception of sovereignty and national integrity among Moroccan society and political elites. This, in turn, has led to theperception of Morocco’s closest neighbor – Algeria as a key foreign policy challenge. Due to Morocco's geographical location and historical circumstances, the state's ruling elite has long pursued a pragmatic foreign policy, balancing between different international players and adapting to changing conditions. However, this pragmatism is not relevant when it comes to the Western Sahara conflict. The territory, whose status remains uncertain, plays a central role in the process of shaping Moroccan national identity. It serves as a tool for strengthening the legitimacy of the authorities and consolidating society. It the reason why Morocco has significantly intensified its foreign policy activities in this area in recent years, making it possible to achieve significant progress in the international recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>внешнеполитическая идентичность</kwd><kwd>самоидентификация</kwd><kwd>нациестроительство</kwd><kwd>суверенитет</kwd><kwd>Марокко</kwd><kwd>Алжир</kwd><kwd>Западная Сахара</kwd><kwd>Зеленый марш</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>foreign policy identity</kwd><kwd>self-identity</kwd><kwd>nation-building</kwd><kwd>sovereignty</kwd><kwd>Morocco</kwd><kwd>Algeria</kwd><kwd>the Western Sahara</kwd><kwd>the Green March</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Статья подготовлена при поддержке гранта Министерства науки и высшего образования РФ на проведение крупных научных проектов по приоритетным направлениям научнотехнологического развития №075-15-2024-551 «Глобальные и региональные центры силы в формирующемся мироустройстве».</funding-statement><funding-statement xml:lang="en">This article was prepared with the support of a grant from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation for major scientific projects in priority areas of scientific and technological development No. 075-15-2024-551 “Global and regional centers of power in the emerging world order”</funding-statement></funding-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Звягельская И.Д. 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