The Maghreb Weekly Digest

The Weekly Newsletter is a review of the Maghreb's most topical issues, with a focus on developments that impact the region's dynamics and likely U.S. and European responses. Maghreb Weekly includes an overview of the latest published research, studies and reports from think tanks and policy centers, covering long-term perspectives and analyses of the region's challenges and opportunities.

The Maghreb Weekly Special Country Edition is a series that offers comprehensive analyses of individual North African countries, with the inaugural edition focusing on Algeria. Subsequent editions will explore Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia, delving into each nations’ unique dynamics and complexities.

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Weekly Newsletter

    • April 9, 2025 - U.S. Approves $825M Stinger Missile Sale to Morocco; Tunisia’s Democratic Regression; Libya: Ongoing Crises Reignite Concerns over Eruption of Violence in Tripoli; and more

    • April 22, 2025 - Egypt Nears $1 Billion Deal for South Korean Jets; Hackers Breach Morocco's Social Security Database; and more

    • April 15, 2025 - Egypt & France to Build €7 Billion Green Hydrogen & Ammonia Complex; U.S.: "Moroccan Proposal Should Be Sole Basis for Western Sahara Talks"; and more

    • April 8, 2025 - Libya Expels Ten NGOs & UNHCR; Egypt Flirts with China, Sidesteps Trump; Italy's ENI to Invest $26 Billion in North Africa; and more

    • April 1, 2025 - Morocco Nears $17-Billion F-35 Mega Deal; Libya's Rival Factions Are Fueling Instability via Illicit Oil Trade; Algeria Expels Moroccan Consul; and more

    • March 25, 2025 - US‑Africa: Trump’s Minerals and Energy Plans, PEPFAR, AGOA on the Agenda for Congress; Tunisia’s President Fires PM as Economy Languishes; and more

    • March 11, 2025 - China Denies Selling Egypt J-10 Fighter Jets; UAE Alleged Involvement in War-Torn Sudan; 'Sky is the Limit' for Algeria-U.S. Bilateral Military Plans; and more

    • March 4, 2025- Egypt: Arab States Adopt Alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'; Tunisia: Opposition Figures Stand Trial On National Security Charges; and more

    • February 25, 2025 - Egypt's $20 Billion Gaza Plan; Libya's Tobruk Air Base at Center of Hafter, Russia & Belarus Axis; and more

    • February 18, 2025 - Egypt: Red Sea Ship Traffic Yet to Pick Up as Ceasefire Risks Swirl; Sudan: No Obstacles to Russian Red Sea Base; and more

    • February 11, 2025 - Reports: Morocco, Two Disputed Somalia Regions Considered as Destinations for Gazans; Egypt: BP Discovers Significant Oil and Gas Reserves in the King Mariout Offshore Block; and more

    • February 4, 2025 - Egypt Fears Syria’s Revolutionary Fervor Could Be Contagious; Italy’s Meloni Under Investigation Over Release of Libyan War Crimes Suspect; and more

    • January 28, 2025 - ‘Living Through Hell’: How North Africa Keeps Migrants From Europe; Libya: FBI Nabs ex-UN Official for Alleged Role in Weapons Trafficking to Militants; and more

    • January 21, 2025 - Refugee Scapegoating: North Africa's 'New' Trend; Libya Seeks $3-4 Billion for Oil Production Boost; Tunisia's Revolution: 14 Years On; and more

    • January 14, 2025 - "A Nation in Flux": The Latest Episode of The Libya Chronicles (with Stephanie T. Williams); Egypt—Houthi Attacks Continue Crippling Revenues; Algeria—Diplomatic Gulf with France Widens; and more

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Maghreb Weekly Special Country Edition

Algeria

In this inaugural edition of the Maghreb Weekly Special Country Edition, we focus on Algeria, a country whose geopolitical significance as both a global and regional player has reached a critical juncture as its economy continues to expand and develop. The country’s wealth of natural resources and geographic vicinity to Europe continues to define its global importance, albeit falling short of qualifying as a BRICS member.

This Special Edition provides an overview of Algeria’s economy and trade and examines the country’s strategies to diversify its energy production sources. It also delves into the political landscape, taking a close look at the ways the country has been recently fighting systemic corruption, youth brain drains, and the dire consequences of consecutive migration crises.

This edition was authored by Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) student and NAI Research Associate Sima Beitinjaneh, with development and editorial oversight by NAI Senior Research Coordinator Lana Bleik.

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