Throughout the Cold War, Africa was a theatre for superpower rivalry.
That the U.
S and the Soviet Union used countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to their own advantage is well-known.
Sub-Saharan countries also exploited Cold War hostilities in turn.
But what role did countries in North Africa play? This book offers an international history of U.
S-Algerian relations at the height of the Cold War.
The Algerian president, Houari Boumediene, actively adjusted Algeria s foreign policy to promote the country s national development, pursuing its own commitment to non-alignment and Third World leadership.
Algeria s foreign policy was directly opposed to that of the U.
S on major issues such as the Arab-Israeli conflict and Western Sahara conflict and the Algerian government was avowedly socialist.
Yet, as this book outlines, Algeria was able to negotiate a position for itself between the U.
S and the Soviet bloc, winning support from both and becoming a key actor in international affairs.
Based on materials from recently opened archives, this book sheds new light on the importance of Boumediene s era in Algeria and will be an essential resource for historians and political scientists alike.
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