Water & Infrastructure: Morocco is pushing ocean desalination to beat “structural” drought risk, aiming for 60% of drinking water from seawater by 2030, with a major $650m plant near Casablanca—though costs, brine disposal, and fair access for farmers remain unresolved. Ports & Logistics: Operation Marhaba (10 June–15 September) gears up for about 3.5m travellers and 900,000 vehicles crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, with Spanish-Moroccan coordination, digitisation and biometrics, and busy routes keeping ports running through peak summer. Security & Trade Routes: A record 30+ tonnes cocaine haul off Western Sahara (Arconian) is linked to a sustained West Africa-to-Europe smuggling pattern, raising pressure on maritime enforcement around Morocco and the Canaries. Industry in the Disputed Territory: Heidelberg Materials says it increased cement output in occupied Western Sahara (nearly 600,000 tonnes in 2025) and supplied concrete/cement for major port and infrastructure projects, deepening its commercial footprint. Diplomacy & Conflict Process: UN envoy Staffan de Mistura is set to visit Tindouf camps (7–8 June) to help restart negotiations, framed as a bid to reduce wider Sahel/Sahara instability risks. Energy Transition & Cooperation: The US marked 250 years of ties with Morocco “from Tangier to Dakhla,” highlighting cooperation across diplomacy, security, trade, and investment.