Dr. Yahia Zoubia
French-Algerian Relations: The Weight of History
By Dr. Yahia H. Zoubir | In 1974, Algeria’s President Houari Boumediene declared that, “Relations between France and Algeria may be good or bad, but in no way can they be trivial.” Twenty-six years later, in 2000, his long-time foreign minister and now Algeria’s President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1999-present) declared that, “Algeria seeks to have extraordinary, non trivial, not normal, [but] exemplary and exceptional relations with France.” Yet, despite this willingness to turn the page, which, as Boumediene suggested, “cannot be torn up,” relations have often been marred with misunderstandings, conflicts, mutual suspicions and mistrust.
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Dr. Yahia Zoubia
A leading expert on international affairs and contributor to The North Africa Journal, Dr. Yahia H. Zoubir is Professor of International Studies/Director of Research in Geopolitics,
EUROMED MANAGEMENT, Marseille, France
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