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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Vestnik RUDN. International Relations</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Вестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Международные отношения</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-0660</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-0679</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">федеральное государственное автономное образовательное учреждение высшего образования «Российский университет дружбы народов имени Патриса Лумумбы» (РУДН)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">39727</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-0660-2024-24-2-204-215</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">VQBUIP</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>THEMATIC DOSSIER</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ТЕМАТИЧЕСКОЕ ДОСЬЕ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Algeria - Russia Relations: Strategic Partnership in the Age of Geopolitics</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Алжирско-российские отношения: стратегическое партнерство в эпоху геополитики</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8783-9340</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sour</surname><given-names>Lotfi</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сур</surname><given-names>Лотфи</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD (Political Science), Associate Professor, Department of Political Science</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>PhD (политические науки), доцент кафедры политологии</p></bio><email>sour@univ-mascara.dz</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">University of Mustapha Stambouli Mascara</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Университет Мустафы Стамбули Маскара</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30" publication-format="electronic"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>24</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Russia’s Pivot to the East</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Разворот России на Восток</issue-title><fpage>204</fpage><lpage>215</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2024-06-30"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2024</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2024, Sour L.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2024, Сур Л.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2024, Sour L.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Sour L.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Сур Л.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Sour L.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/39727">https://journals.rudn.ru/international-relations/article/view/39727</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p style="text-align: justify;">The relationship between Algeria and Russia is stronger than at any other time in history. While this may be true in most regards, the historical narratives help to decipher how the Algerian-Russian relationship has evolved to its current state. The problems of modern relations between Algeria and Russia are revealed. The relevance of the topic is linked to the fact that relations between the two countries have undergone a qualitative change in recent years, as military ties have expanded to include economic relations and investment cooperation, leading to a new dynamic in bilateral relations. With growing interdependence, the two countries are also paying attention to the policies of major powers, especially Western powers, and the traditional bilateral strategic cooperation is deepening to address new geostrategic challenges, which will largely determine their future direction. Under these circumstances, it is important to analyze the emerging geopolitical dynamics and determine its impact on the strategic aspects of the bilateral relations. This article aims to highlight the main developments in these relations and to emphasize their evolution in the era of geopolitical tensions. Methodologically, the study is based on political realism. The main sources of the analysis are materials of think tanks, speeches of official officials and others. The study shows what underlies the current cooperation between Algeria and Russia and how geopolitical dynamics affect it. Both countries see each other as important security partners in certain regions, such as North Africa and the Sahel, and as partners in more ambitious projects of a political and strategic nature.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p style="text-align: justify;">Раскрывается проблематика современных отношений Алжира и России. Актуальность темы обусловлена тем, что в последние годы отношения между двумя странами претерпели качественную трансформацию, поскольку связи в военной сфере расширились до экономических отношений и инвестиционного сотрудничества, что привело к новой динамике в двусторонних отношениях. В условиях растущей взаимозависимости обе страны также обращают внимание на политику крупных держав, особенно западных, и традиционное двустороннее стратегическое сотрудничество углубляется для решения новых геостратегических задач, что во многом будет определять их будущее направление. В этих условиях важно проанализировать формирующуюся геополитическую динамику и определить ее влияние на стратегические аспекты двусторонних отношений. Исследование призвано выделить ключевые события в этих отношениях и сделать упор на их развитие в эпоху геополитической напряженности. Методологически исследование базируется на политическом реализме. Основными источниками для анализа служат материалы аналитических центров, выступления официальных должностных лиц и др. Выявлены факторы, лежащие в основе современного сотрудничества между Алжиром и Россией, и проанализировано влияние геополитической динамики на это сотрудничество. Обе страны рассматривают друг друга как важных партнеров в деле обеспечения безопасности в отдельных регионах, например в Северной Африке и Сахеле, а также как партнеров в более амбициозных проектах политического и стратегического характера.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"/><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Algerian-Soviet relations</kwd><kwd>bilateral relations</kwd><kwd>security</kwd><kwd>military</kwd><kwd>Middle East</kwd><kwd>North Africa</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>алжирско-советские отношения</kwd><kwd>двусторонние отношения</kwd><kwd>безопасность</kwd><kwd>военные силы</kwd><kwd>Ближний Восток</kwd><kwd>Северная Африка</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Byrne, J. J. (2009). Our own special brand of socialism: Algeria and the contest of modernities in the 1960s. 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