Algeria keeps falling out with its neighbours and allies. Since 2021, it has severed or frozen relations with Morocco, Spain, France, Mali, and the United Arab Emirates. Yet it maintains close ties with Tunisia, Italy, China, and Russia. The pattern reveals a fiercely independent foreign policy rooted in anti-colonial history.
Algeria keeps falling out with its neighbours and allies. Since 2021, it has severed or frozen relations with Morocco, Spain, France, Mali, and the United Arab Emirates. Yet it maintains close ties with Tunisia, Italy, China, and Russia. The pattern reveals a fiercely independent foreign policy rooted in anti-colonial history.