Tag: Algeria
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Algeria pro-democracy movement leans toward Islamists
The pro-democracy Hirak movement in Algeria, which forced out President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from office in 2019, is becoming increasingly tied to the Rachad group, an Islamist group that was outlawed during the 1990s. This has made some Hirak supporters back off from the movement. The Associated Press has the story: Pro-democracy Hirak movement in Algeria…
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Who are America’s friends in the Arab world?
The key thing to understand about international relations is that it is based on interests first, and interests alone determine the alliances of countries and govern their relations. However, this condition remains subject to human ties that are formed between the peoples of many countries; these relations turn into coherence and homogeneity, sometimes culminating in…