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In Algeria, the More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Oct 3, 2023More than four years have passed since the Hirak protest movement threatened to upend Algeria’s political and military leadership structure. Since then, the co…
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AlgeriaUS Foreign PolicyUS-Algeria Relations Remain Troubled, but Neither Side Wants a Break
Jan 25, 2023Gregory AftandilianRelations between Washington and Algiers have remained at a low point ever since the Trump administration, in its last month in office, recognized Moroccan sov…
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North AfricaRegional Relations and GeopoliticsMaghreb-France Relations as Macron Begins Second Term
May 26, 2022Zeidon AlkinaniFor France to remain on good terms with North Africa, it has to be ready to offer concrete assistance and avoid what in many respects have been Macron’s symbol…
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North AfricaConflicts and Conflict ResolutionWestern Sahara Figures Prominently in Algeria-Morocco Tensions
Nov 4, 2021Hasni Abidi Aboubakr JamaiAlgeria’s Reasons for Its Dispute with MoroccoHasni Abidi is Senior Lecturer at Geneva University and Director of the Centre d’Étude et de Recherche sur le Mon…
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Algeria Reestablishes Authoritarianism through Elections
Jul 1, 2021On June 12, Algeria held an early parliamentary election whose results reflected both Algerian voters’ apathy about the system they inherited from former Presi…
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Democratic Transition in Algeria: The Regime-Hirak Face-off
Apr 19, 2021For the first time in its history, Algeria is experiencing a political uprising that began in 2019 and is characterized as inclusive, peaceful, popular, and re…
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The Complications Confronting Biden in Northwest Africa
Dec 2, 2020Following four years of American disarray and the absence of an effective foreign policy, the Joe Biden presidency faces both serious challenges in dealing wit…
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North African Autocrats Use the Pandemic to Expand Power, Settle Scores
Sep 15, 2020Many months have passed since the novel coronavirus epidemic began, with wide-ranging and often devastating health, economic, and social ramifications. The pol…
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COVID-19 Promises Algeria Uncertainty, Danger, and—Perhaps—Opportunity
Apr 23, 2020Daniel Brumberg discusses the political and economic circumstances surrounding the Algerian military's handling of the coronavirus epidemic, using the situatio…
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Could the Presidential Elections Constitute a Milestone for Algeria?
Dec 18, 2019Tebboune’s presidential test in the coming months will be in his ability to gain the confidence of Algerians in general, and the popular movement in particular.
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Algeria’s Upcoming Elections Are Not the End of the Road
Dec 3, 2019The military-imposed presidential election in Algeria should not deter the protesters from pressing on with their demand for radical political and economic cha…
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Protests in the Arab World: The Second Wave
Nov 8, 2019Marina Ottaway argues that protesters in Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, and Iraq appear to be more sophisticated than those of the 2011 uprisings and understand that…
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Algeria’s Standoff between Protesters and the Regime
Oct 2, 2019There is a dangerous standoff in Algeria between the protesters, who are demanding regime change, and the military establishment, which wants to maintain the s…
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The Arab Spring May Still Be Alive in Northwestern Africa
Jul 25, 2019The popular uprisings and challenges to the regimes in Algeria, Morocco, and Mauritania indicate that the Arab Spring may not have ended and that authoritarian…
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A Dangerous Algerian Struggle against Uncertainty
Jun 21, 2019A multilateral dialogue involving different segments of society and moderate military elements is imperative to end the current stalemate and lay the foundatio…
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The Legacy of the Pillared Arab State
Jun 1, 2019This paper is part of ACW's fourth book, titled The Arab World Beyond Conflict.IntroductionAmong other things, politics provides a means of managing conflicts.…
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Negotiating a Path Forward in Algeria
Apr 17, 2019In Algeria, as in Egypt, the single biggest obstacle to advancing a democratic transition is the military. The opposition has some hard choices—none are good, …
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Protests and Political Demands Are Fueling an Algerian Spring
Mar 8, 2019Despite widespread protests in Algeria, there is little consensus among the demonstrators about the new system that would replace the current, hopelessly corru…
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AlgeriaDemocracy and GovernanceChallenges Facing Algeria’s Future
Jul 21, 2017Imad K. HarbAlgeria is challenged by a lethargic political system headed by an ailing president, a poorly performing rentier economy, and a rising Salafi Islam that is com…
