At the New York Times, Special Words Reserved for Certain Territories | The Tower

At the New York Times, Special Words Reserved for Certain Territories | The Tower

Western Sahara, according to The New York Times, is „disputed territory.“ Not that there’s anything wrong with that. The status of the large swath of land between Morocco and Mauritania is indeed disputed. Morocco claims Western Sahara as its sovereign territory; the international community does not agree.