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The Polisario is threatening to cut ties with the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy, accusing him of siding with Morocco. Staffan de Mistura is open to criticism on many counts. Partiality is not one of them. But the real significance of the statement lies elsewhere. It is the latest sign of the mounting anxiety that has gripped the Polisario and its backers in Algiers in recent weeks. With another Security Council resolution approaching, it is now the other side that has reason to be afraid.