Introduction


Unlike relations with neighboring Morocco and Tunisia, the
reports that the United States has maintained and maintain with Algeria
are quite complex. Although they never reached the level of hostility
that characterized the relationship of this country with Libya until recently,
relations between the United States and Algeria were antagonistic to
the independence of Algeria in 1962 until the last decade 2. the
essential because of the different views held determinants
the Algerian foreign policy, shaped by the geopolitical context
(regional), the historical experience of countries, mainly national liberation war 3 (1954-1962), ideological imperatives and
economic choices imposed by postcolonial conditions 4.