The Algerian foreign policy facing upheavals in the Mediterranean region

Abstract

Since its independence, Algeria has always struggled for an international order that defends: the respect of sovereignty of States and their right to self-determination, non-interference in the internal affairs of States, the peaceful settlement of conflicts, non-interventionism, whether military or humanitarian. The present article is made with the aim of shedding light on the foreign policy of Algeria and its evolution in a context of regional upheavals. The analysis presented reflects only the author’s point of view. This article focuses on the following axes:

• The doctrinal principles of Algerian foreign policy and its historical context;

• The Mediterranean dimension in the Algerian Foreign Policy such as: Algeria’s relationship with the Maghreb and the European Union;

• Algeria’s prospects for the development of its foreign policy.

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