US–Morocco Defense Roadmap: A newly filed US Senate NDAA measure orders the Pentagon to deliver a 10-year 2026–2036 roadmap to deepen defense cooperation with Morocco, quietly strengthening Israel’s western flank through binding US policy. Trade & Resource Rights: SONREP warns that the European Commission should not include agricultural products from occupied Western Sahara in EU–Morocco trade arrangements, saying it would violate CJEU rulings requiring Sahrawi consent. Sahrawi Human Rights Monitoring: UN Human Rights Council side events highlighted nearly 170 documented violations in occupied Western Sahara in 2025, with activists also denouncing an information blockade, drone strikes, and land grabs tied to “green” energy. Local Food Production: A fish-farming initiative in Sahrawi refugee camps near Tindouf is boosting fresh seafood supply, reducing reliance on long-distance imports and improving nutrition. Settlement Goods & Labeling: A report alleges settlement products are mislabelled to reach EU/US markets with tariff advantages, raising legal and ethical concerns relevant to Western Sahara-linked trade scrutiny. Regional Business Spotlight: Forbes ranks five Moroccan family business groups among MENA’s largest, signaling continued investment momentum across finance, agriculture, manufacturing, and retail. Drug Trafficking at Sea: Spain destroyed over 30 tonnes of cocaine seized aboard a merchant vessel off the coast of Western Sahara, underscoring the region’s ongoing security and logistics pressures.