| Abstract: | Since independence, the Algerian government has attached a high priority to transforming its loosely structured guerrilla forces of the interior into a respectable conventional military establishment modelled on both French and Russian patterns of organization. The Algerian case shows that the advantages to an incumbent regime of controlling a unified armed force greatly offset any ideological compulsions to retain a partisan, decentralized army. Later developments depended on external circumstances, as well as some domestic political constraints. Motorized brigades have been formed to deal with external conflicts and internal security is primarily handled by a highly mobile Gendarmerie force. This form of. military development is relatively inexpensive and directs the energies of the armed forces toward development. Notes. |
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