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Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves
Mon, June 22nd, 2020
YouTube @CarnegieMENA
Algerian officials in the northeastern border area between Algeria and Tunisia continue to permit the cross-border smuggling of petrol and other commodities. In turn, smugglers have participated in the authorities' efforts to neutralize security threats, even as they continue to engage in the illicit trade. The two ostensibly adversarial parties effectively complement each other. In her new paper, Algeria’s Borderlands: A Country Unto Themselves, Algerian political scientist Dalia Ghanem examines such paradoxes and argues that state formation remains an evolving process in the country.
To discuss the Algerian-Tunisian border relationship, the Carnegie Middle East Center is hosting a virtual live panel discussion on Monday, June 22 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Beirut (GMT+3). The event will be held in English on the Carnegie Middle East Center’s YouTube page. Viewers may submit their questions using the live chat feature during the livestream. For more info, please contact Alex Müller at alexander.muller@carnegie-mec.org.
SPEAKERS
Dalia Ghanem is a resident scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center.
Max Gallien is a political scientist at the Institute of Development Studies.
Isabelle Werenfels is a senior fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).
EVENT TIMINGS
Washington (EDT): 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Brussels (CEST): 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Beirut, Moscow (EEST): 5:00-6:00 p.m.
New Delhi (IST): 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Beijing (CST): 10:00-11:00 p.m.
Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Dalia Ghanem
Former Senior Resident Scholar, Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center
Dalia Ghanem was a senior resident scholar at the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut, where her research focuses on Algeria’s political, economic, social, and security developments. Her research also examines political violence, radicalization, civil-military relationships, transborder dynamics, and gender.
Max Gallien
Isabelle Werenfels
Isabelle Werenfels is a senior fellow in the Middle East and Africa Division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin.