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The India-Middle East-Europe Corridor, known as IMEC, was designed to reshape the trade routes of the twenty-first century, much like the great caravan routes once did. Linking India to European markets via the Gulf, Israel, and Southern Europe, this ambitious project aims to offer an alternative to China’s Belt and Road dominance. Yet, as it stands, IMEC remains an unfinished masterpiece. It lacks an essential dimension: an opening to the Atlantic. Without this extension, the corridor risks becoming just another Eurasian axis, rather than the true backbone of a renewed globalization.

Conceived as an alternative to China's new Silk Roads, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) plans to mobilize some $20 billion in investments, particularly in port and rail infrastructure. Given its geographical location and its diplomatic and trade relations with the countries involved, Morocco is a natural candidate for its integration.

The IMEC, the economic corridor designed to connect India, the Middle East, and Europe through a combination of rail and sea routes, is no longer the exclusive domain of diplomats or peace organizations — it is now a real business opportunity. The election of President Trump and the pro-business agenda he is promoting create a window of opportunity to advance the corridor. At the same time, the complexity of implementing such a project demands swift action — even at the cost of its partial implementation...