[19980818]98-219_阿尔及利亚：发展和困境.pdf

1 See also Mona Yacoubian, Algerias Struggle for Democracy, Council on Foreign Relations,Studies Department, Occasional Paper Series No. 3, 1997.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-219 FUpdated August 18, 1998Algeria: Developments and Dilemmas (name redacted)Specialist in Middle Eastern AffairsForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummaryThis report provides background information on the civil strife in Algeria, updatingdevelopments since the government abandoned talks with the Islamist Salvation Frontin 1995 and began a process of institution-building. The result, however, did not restorepeace. Rather, violence has become more indiscriminate. The culprits are harder toidentify and may include government forces as well as Islamist extremists. Policymakersface the dilemma of wishing to hold the government to a higher standard of conduct asthe upholder of the rule of law, while not wanting terrorists to benefit from criticismsof the government. The European Union, European governments, and the United Statesare reluctant to act for differing reasons, but support an international inquiry. Forcongressional co