Understanding Algeria's updated military doctrine in regional unrest context

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This study examines Algeria's military doctrines and its evolution after the last constitution amendments of 2020.

Algerian military doctrines and organization have until recently remained largely focused on large-scale conventional operations.

On the one hand, the continuous doctrinal transformation aims at seeking a more synchronized modernization of the military, given the deterioration of the regional security environment.

While conflict in Libya and Mali became endemic after 2011, followed by foreign military interventions in the region, these increasing internal and external threats required the Algerian military substantially upgrade both its counterterror and border control capacities by adopting an updated doctrine that mirrors those new perspectives and attitudes.