NARCO CLOSEHOLD: Leaderless in Algeria

March 19, 2019

By Geoff D. Porter

The demonstrations against the Algerian government that have taken place throughout the country for the last month are being hailed as leaderless, as a genuine expression of the people’s political aspirations.

But at risk of sounding stupid (and tautological,) leaderless movements have one really big flaw: they do not have leaders.

This poses problems for the demonstrators and the government alike...

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