Algeria is currently mulling new ways to punish France over its new pro-Moroccan position regarding the disputed region of Western Sahara, with economic sanctions among Algiers’ strongest options. “We will take the necessary measures to express our rejection of such [France’s] position,” said Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on 31 July in a press conference. A day prior Attaf’s press conference, France backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed territory, stressing that “the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.” In response, Algeria …