Aiming to tackle insurgents and stay ahead of its rivals, Algeria is looking at options beyond traditional equipment supplier Russia. Lauren Gelfand reports. After more than a decade of sectarian civil war and a post-independence history clouded by authoritarian government and economic ineptitude, Algeria is coming in from the cold. Its oil and gas reserves and relatively stable civilian government have allowed unprecedented economic growth and political stability, improving the country's international status and influence. Global superpowers have begun to court Algiers, not only for a share of its untapped energy resources but also for strategic co-operation in tackling Islamic fundamentalism.
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