Ottoman expansion in the Maghreb: conditions and objectives

Abstract

The Maghreb is a historical active geography its embrace of many Mediterranean civilization that contributed to enriching the regions historical balance by those events that have constantly changed geopolitical and social concept, among those civilizations, which had a

respected and great legacy in the region due to the common religious and         

historical ties was to ottoman Islamic caliphate which took on the civilization role in the Arab Maghreb at the beginning of the16th century ad, between difficult political, economic  and social condition that the regions experienced due to insecurity,  internal stability and increasing unity the European Scurry externally, after temporarily removing the crusader threat from the Maghreb coasts ,it turned to a new stage based on social unity, by removing the political and social deference in the Maghreb countries that were previously week and feuble entities ,and imposed security and stability by cutting the way to political problems, to establish strategic and vital rules  to control the cause of the maritime conflict with Christian forces ,especially as the Maghreb countries contained rules of a geo-strategic  nature.