الحرب الروسية-الأوكرانية في الإدراك الخارجي للجزائر: تقارير القوة ومصادر الأرتباك

الملخص EN

Since Moscow decided to invade Ukraine at the end of February 2022, Algeria urged to adopt vigilant diplomacy towards this crisis and, through it, aimed to achieve a balance between the two perceptions that are so difficult to reconcile and cope with this new strategy.

Firstly, Algeria sought to preserve its historical special relationship with Russia, by indirectly supporting Moscow through abstaining from voting on a UN resolution of condemning the war in Ukraine and rejecting a UN resolution to exclude Russia from the UN Human Rights Council.

It also announced its intentions to develop joint economic and military relations with Russia.

Secondly, at a time when Algeria was trying to protect its regional ambitions that embarked when President Abdelmadjid Tebboune came to power.

It is also trying to be flexible and move away from strategic involvement with Moscow and reduce Western suspicion of the conservative Algerian position by strengthening its economic role with European Union countries, especially in the field of energy in which the European countries are extremely in need.

Lastly, On this basis, this study evaluates the Algerian perception of the Russian- Ukrainian war by monitoring reports of power and sources of confusion in Algeria's external behavior, and asks about the extent of the Algerian state's ability to bear the strategic cost of the policy of <