The secret US plan to turn Morocco into Israel's western shield
Defence affairs - Def-Geopolitics 2027 defense budget: a ten-year roadmap arming Morocco with drones, bases, and a counter-Iran fortress facing the Atlantic While Israelis stay fixed on the rocket sirens and the fronts they know by heart, the most consequential reinforcement of Israel's western flank is happening quietly, far from any battlefield, inside the United States Senate. No press conference announced it. No spokesperson in Jerusalem has mentioned it. Buried deep in the newly filed Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, S. 4784, sits Section 1268. It carries an unglamorous title, a plan to enhance defense cooperation with Morocco. But for anyone tracking Israel's strategic depth, this is one of the most important sentences written in Washington this year. Section 1268 is a binding legislative order. It directs the Pentagon to deliver Congress, within 180 days of enactment, a full ten-year roadmap covering 2026 through 2036 for transforming Mor...
