Making a Connection

Due to the numerous violent struggles in Algeria today, their economic destabilization resembles that of when they were being colonized by the french. Although Algeria may have established independence, they still experience the political and economic reverberations caused by the french colonization of 1830.  In may 2006 Algeria was to pay back all of its $8bn debt to the Paris Club group of rich creditor nations, in a move seen as reflecting its economic recovery.  Algerian economy is in a  bad state  and they owe money to numerous estates. Many of the violent events we hear about in Algeria are bomb related, whether it is a suicide, car bomb, or targeting well populate places such as schools or bus stops. This could be seen as algerian extremists striking back against their government for poorly executed economic and political movements in the past. Since 1945, the Algerian political environment has been sharply polarized due to the spread of Algerian nationalism, and as we can see, many poor governmental decisions have resulted in violent acts from the Algerian people.