This document tracks potential political instability in Algeria by examining indicators across several topics from 2014 to 2018. It analyzes the quality of leadership, government capacity, legitimacy of the regime, opposition activity, economic factors, environmental issues, and presence of trigger mechanisms that could increase instability. Key areas of concern include corruption, human rights violations, freedoms of speech and press, religious discourse, the economy, income disparity, and trigger mechanisms like contested elections and changes to food and energy prices.
This document tracks potential political instability in Algeria by examining indicators across several topics from 2014 to 2018. It analyzes the quality of leadership, government capacity, legitimacy of the regime, opposition activity, economic factors, environmental issues, and presence of trigger mechanisms that could increase instability. Key areas of concern include corruption, human rights violations, freedoms of speech and press, religious discourse, the economy, income disparity, and trigger mechanisms like contested elections and changes to food and energy prices.
This document tracks potential political instability in Algeria by examining indicators across several topics from 2014 to 2018. It analyzes the quality of leadership, government capacity, legitimacy of the regime, opposition activity, economic factors, environmental issues, and presence of trigger mechanisms that could increase instability. Key areas of concern include corruption, human rights violations, freedoms of speech and press, religious discourse, the economy, income disparity, and trigger mechanisms like contested elections and changes to food and energy prices.
Tracking the Potential for Political Instability in Algeria
Topics Indicators 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
I II I II I II I II I II Quality of Leadership Listens to Popular Public Opinion Government Capacity Provides Basic Necessities Domestic Protection Capability Judicial Branch Efficacy General Public Participation in Elections Corruption in Government Human Rights Violations Legitimacy of Regime Freedoms of Speech, Press, Religion, Etc Presence of Transnational Threats Foreign Support of Regime Religious Discourse Military Disapproval of Administration Riots and/or Marches/Strikes Opposition Activity Terrorist Prevalence Foreign Support of Opposition Key Relations with Adjacent States Serious Concern Domestic Economy Substantial Concern Income Disparity Moderate Concern Economic Factors Foreign Revenue Low Concern Foreign Aid Negligible Concern Globalization (Trade) I January-June Environmental Decline II July-December Environmental Issues Resource Shortages Government Response to Natural Disasters
Presence of Trigger Mechanisms (> if present)
Contested elections > Unpopular changes in food/energy prices > > Sudden imposition of unpopular policies Coup plotting Government mismanagement of natural disaster or national emergency > > Death of key figure