Algeria unhinged: what next? Who cares? Who Leads?

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The cancellation of national elections in 1992 has brought the Algerian crisis to an unhinged political standstill in five years. The ongoing civil war between Islamic Salvation Front and militant Armed Islamic Group has come out into the open and developed disturbing proportions. Although Europe and the US are concerned about the crisis, alliance politics has forced them to exercise restraint. While the economic and political conditions have improved since 1995 presidential elections, a common Euro-Atlantic effort will help to consolidate these conditions.

Elections, International relations, Algeria, Islamic Salvation Front (Algeria)

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France and the United States: Waiting for regime change

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France had opposed the United States intervention in Iraq which led to a bitter crisis between the two countries, but since 2004, the situation has steadily improved making it possible for them to work together on important issues of common interest. There is a likelihood of the relationship improving and strengthening with a change of leadership in France in 2007, but this change also needs to be paralleled in Washington.

Iraq, International aspects, Military aspects, Military policy, Intervention (International law), Military intervention, Iraq War, 2003-

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Terms of estrangement: French-American relations in perspective

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The US and France have several reasons to be infuriated with their difficult partnership as, over the years, each of them have often found the other to be a predictable obstacle to the other's leadership or aspirations. However, with the Cold War over, the daunting legacies of September 11 2001, and the uncertainties surrounding European institutions, the US-France ambivalence should be adjusted.

Foreign policy

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