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Algeria
The West
Early Algerian foreign policy caused it direct conflict with
the Western powers as it struggled against colonialism. Since
the latter 1970s, however, Algeria has determinedly pursued a
policy of nonalignment that has facilitated relations with the
West. Economic and political liberalization have likewise reduced
the barriers inhibiting diplomatic relations with Europe and the
United States. As Algeria moved toward a free-market economy and
liberal democratic polity, its diplomatic objectives shifted away
from the Soviet Union and toward the West. In a rather surprising
turn of events, the military coup that upset the Algerian democratic
experiment was tolerated, even approved of, by the West.
Data as of December 1993
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