... 2020, according to the
IMF Direction of Trade Statistics
. In 2018,
66.78%
of trade commodities were not specified, which can indicate military hardware. This leaves Russia with a positive trade balance of more than 6$ billion dollars and renders Algeria as Russia’s first African export destination.
Russia has provided weapons to all the three branches of the ANP. Algeria
bought
SAM-300 systems, SU-30 fighter jets, T-90 tanks and
Varshavyanka
submarines. In 2017, Algeria
received
four 9M720 Iskander-E ...
... national interests which contradict other states. Regarding the civil war in Libya, security will aggravate in the country, mainly in Tripoli, unless an agreement is reached among militant groups in addition to Turkey, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, the USA and Russia. The impeachment process of US President Donald Trump and the US role in the MENA region would determine the future of conflicts in many countries starting from Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Libya and the future government in Lebanon, Iraq and Algeria, Turkey and Iran. It is also expected that many MENA capitals will witness protests that would change the balance of power in the region. The outlook of the MENA in 2020 reveals that there will be a Sunni-Sunni split similar to the divide between ...
...
Libyans agreed on the division of powers
and establishment of a national unity government.
This is another proof of the Algerian resolve. So, if the Islamic radicals advance, the uncompromising Algerian government may as well become more active in Libya.
Russia and Algeria Handling the Libya Crisis
REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Maxim Suchkov:
The Middle East between the U.S. and Russia:
Potential Traps for Moscow
Moscow and Algiers are stepping up intelligence sharing on Libya, and the subject is known to have been ...
... discussed.
According to the United States Department of Energy, the Emirates have the world’s seventh largest natural gas deposits but investment in sophisticated techniques are required to process it into liquid natural gas, which can be offered by Algeria, Russia, France and the United States, among others.
Will Russia play an expanded role in across the Maghreb and in the Sahel regions of Africa?
The threat potential in and around the Tindouf camps and elsewhere in southern Algeria continues to grow....
