King Mohammed VI & Abderrahman El Youssoufi

The Grey-Force: Militant Salafism and Changing Security in North Africa

It is common today to associate Salafism with radicalism, nihilist violence and failed states. In fact, Salafism is a heterogeneous religious and political tendency. Salafis agree on the glorification of the early Muslim community, its religious texts, its supposed unity, its energy and moral conduct. However, they differ considerably on the way to revive this […]

Algerian military rulers rehash diatribes against Morocco as economic crisis bites

The Algerian regime has been warmongering against Morocco in recent weeks describing the neighboring country as a “conventional enemy” at the gates in a bid to distract from a deepening social and economic crisis that is gradually eroding the authoritarian rule in Algeria. In its recent diatribe, the mouthpiece of the Algerian regime, El Djeich […]

Algerian Army openly touts its hostility towards Morocco, reaffirms support to serparatist Polisario

The Algerian Army, which continues to hold firmly the reins of power in the country, making and unmaking presidents, shows no signs of giving up its privileges and of course its senseless perpetual hostility against Morocco. In the army’s latest monthly magazine, “El Djeich”, the Algerian Generals, the de factor rulers, voice their deep hatred […]