🇷🇺🇩🇿 Russia and Algeria have a long history of economic and military cooperation, dating back to the Soviet era.
In recent years, this relationship has been reinforced by a shared interest in countering US dominance and promoting a multipolar world.
Algeria’s role in this relationship is significant, as it provides Russia with access to important resources and markets in the region. This, in turn, gives Russia a strong foothold in the MENA region, which is a key strategic area for its global interests.
Algeria’s strong ties to Russia are helping to counterbalance US dominance and promote a more stable and equitable world order, where multiple actors have the ability to shape global events and influence the future, writes Algerian political journalist Akram Kharief.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-end-of-us-hegemony-and-the-russian-algerian/
📌 This article was prepared for the 12th Middle East conference of the Valdai Discussion Club.
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In recent years, this relationship has been reinforced by a shared interest in countering US dominance and promoting a multipolar world.
Algeria’s role in this relationship is significant, as it provides Russia with access to important resources and markets in the region. This, in turn, gives Russia a strong foothold in the MENA region, which is a key strategic area for its global interests.
Algeria’s strong ties to Russia are helping to counterbalance US dominance and promote a more stable and equitable world order, where multiple actors have the ability to shape global events and influence the future, writes Algerian political journalist Akram Kharief.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/the-end-of-us-hegemony-and-the-russian-algerian/
📌 This article was prepared for the 12th Middle East conference of the Valdai Discussion Club.
#mideastvaldai #Algeria
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🇷🇺🇩🇿 Moscow and Algiers, despite their geographical distance, share a common ‘historical DNA’ and a vision of what the world should become.
Despite a friendship that has lasted more than 60 years, this relationship has never yielded a beneficial alliance for both peoples and both economies. The launch of the SMO is an opportunity for Russia to sort out its international relations.
🔹 On the political level: Russia must facilitate Algeria’s access to the BRICS and strengthen its neutral and non-aligned positions.
🔹 Russia should relay and support Algeria’s anti-colonialist narrative regarding Western Sahara.
🔹 Algeria and Russia could organize an international summit on Mali and terrorism in the Sahel with human and material aid to the countries concerned, in order to develop their anti-terrorist capacities and their economies.
🔹 Algeria, Russia and Turkey could organize a reconciliation summit in Libya to provide for a real peaceful solution, an equitable sharing of power and wealth, and the exit of foreign forces.
🔹 With regards to the military, Russia should transfer part of its military production to Algeria by creating joint ventures with Algerian companies. It should also rely on Algeria to create an industrial base, maintain military equipment, and conduct training in Africa.
🔹 In terms of social and cultural relations, the two countries should pursue a visa-free regime. They should facilitate transportation by opening more airline routes linking several cities in both countries, and facilitate university enrolment and language teaching in Russian, Arabic and French. They should encourage tourism by training tourist guides in Russian and Arabic.
🔹 On the economic level, Algeria should set up a legal and fiscal framework allowing the investment of Russian companies, and help Russian companies to take advantage of Algeria’s strategic position and infrastructure to produce and export to Africa, Arab countries and Southern Europe.
🔹 Russia and Algeria could coordinate their efforts to dominate the supply of natural gas to Europe.
🔹 The exchanges between the two countries can also be extended to agriculture.
🔹 On the financial level, Algeria should integrate its banking system with that of Russia by adopting the Mir system and by exchanging directly in rubles.
A real strategic agreement between Algiers and Moscow could have an impact on the GDP of both countries, and reinforce Russia’s influence in the Western Mediterranean, in the Arab World and in Africa, writes Valdai Club expert Akram Kharief.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/algeria-russia-a-long-standing-friendship/
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Despite a friendship that has lasted more than 60 years, this relationship has never yielded a beneficial alliance for both peoples and both economies. The launch of the SMO is an opportunity for Russia to sort out its international relations.
🔹 On the political level: Russia must facilitate Algeria’s access to the BRICS and strengthen its neutral and non-aligned positions.
🔹 Russia should relay and support Algeria’s anti-colonialist narrative regarding Western Sahara.
🔹 Algeria and Russia could organize an international summit on Mali and terrorism in the Sahel with human and material aid to the countries concerned, in order to develop their anti-terrorist capacities and their economies.
🔹 Algeria, Russia and Turkey could organize a reconciliation summit in Libya to provide for a real peaceful solution, an equitable sharing of power and wealth, and the exit of foreign forces.
🔹 With regards to the military, Russia should transfer part of its military production to Algeria by creating joint ventures with Algerian companies. It should also rely on Algeria to create an industrial base, maintain military equipment, and conduct training in Africa.
🔹 In terms of social and cultural relations, the two countries should pursue a visa-free regime. They should facilitate transportation by opening more airline routes linking several cities in both countries, and facilitate university enrolment and language teaching in Russian, Arabic and French. They should encourage tourism by training tourist guides in Russian and Arabic.
🔹 On the economic level, Algeria should set up a legal and fiscal framework allowing the investment of Russian companies, and help Russian companies to take advantage of Algeria’s strategic position and infrastructure to produce and export to Africa, Arab countries and Southern Europe.
🔹 Russia and Algeria could coordinate their efforts to dominate the supply of natural gas to Europe.
🔹 The exchanges between the two countries can also be extended to agriculture.
🔹 On the financial level, Algeria should integrate its banking system with that of Russia by adopting the Mir system and by exchanging directly in rubles.
A real strategic agreement between Algiers and Moscow could have an impact on the GDP of both countries, and reinforce Russia’s influence in the Western Mediterranean, in the Arab World and in Africa, writes Valdai Club expert Akram Kharief.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/algeria-russia-a-long-standing-friendship/
#ModernDiplomacy #Algeria
@valdai_club
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Algeria-Russia: A Long-Standing Friendship to Be Cemented
Moscow and Algiers, despite their geographical distance, share a common ‘historical DNA’ and a vision of what the world should become.
🌍 The conflict in Ukraine has had a major impact on North Africa, with each country taking a different approach and ultimately choosing sides.
Algeria, another country with large ammunition stocks, has been repeatedly asked and pressured by the West to supply arms to Ukraine, but has always refused military involvement in the conflict.
The countries that chose active neutrality will probably benefit most from the post-conflict fallout, having maintained good relations with Moscow and Western capitals, Akram Kharief writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/interests-of-north-african-countries/
#ModernDiplomacy #NorthAfrica #Algeria
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Algeria, another country with large ammunition stocks, has been repeatedly asked and pressured by the West to supply arms to Ukraine, but has always refused military involvement in the conflict.
The countries that chose active neutrality will probably benefit most from the post-conflict fallout, having maintained good relations with Moscow and Western capitals, Akram Kharief writes.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/interests-of-north-african-countries/
#ModernDiplomacy #NorthAfrica #Algeria
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🇩🇿 At the 15th BRICS Summit in South Africa, Algeria’s candidacy was not retained to join the 5-member grouping.
Six out of 23 candidates were chosen: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
While politically, Algeria is the ideal candidate, its economic standing might not have been attractive enough, at least not yet.
The pause before eventual membership in the BRICS at a later date should entice Algeria to accelerate long-overdue domestic reforms, reflect, innovate, and bolster efforts to position itself as an indisputable player on the global stage, write Yahia H. Zoubir and Xuanrong Wu.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/algeria-at-the-brics-doorstep/
#ModernDiplomacy #Algeria #BRICS
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Six out of 23 candidates were chosen: Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.
While politically, Algeria is the ideal candidate, its economic standing might not have been attractive enough, at least not yet.
The pause before eventual membership in the BRICS at a later date should entice Algeria to accelerate long-overdue domestic reforms, reflect, innovate, and bolster efforts to position itself as an indisputable player on the global stage, write Yahia H. Zoubir and Xuanrong Wu.
https://valdaiclub.com/a/highlights/algeria-at-the-brics-doorstep/
#ModernDiplomacy #Algeria #BRICS
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