A Comparative Study of the Relationship between Economics and Support for Resistance in North African Foreign Policy

The foreign policy of any country in the international system is the result of variables inside and outside its borders. This is also true for North African countries. The depth of anti-Zionist culture among Muslim communities in North Africa, the cultural proximity between Shiites and Sufism as the core of these societies, and the deep-rooted culture of resistance stemming from anti-colonial struggles have made attention to the Palestinian issue and resistance groups one of the most important features of these societies and foreign policy of these countries.
Despite the importance of supporting resistance in foreign policy of the North African countries, the economic component has had a major impact on foreign policy and has pushed them away from this purpose. The purpose of this article is also to compare the impact of this component on the foreign policy of North African countries in support of groups and the axis of resistance. The findings show that to the extent that North African countries are economically weak and dependent, their foreign policy in different areas, particularly the issue of supporting the resistance axis, has been affected and they have failed to implement an independent foreign policy. This paper attempts with a comparative approach, using library tools and using electronic resources to answer this question that what is the relationship between the economic component and the support for groups and the axis of resistance in North African foreign policy?