An unprecedented diplomatic crisis caused by French President Emmanuel Macron's offensive statements to Algeria's history, country and people.
Statements that contradict what Macron made in Algeria when he was a candidate for the presidency in March 2017.
Despite the inclusion of the French President's statements about Algeria within the framework of electoral calculations and his desire to compete with the extreme right, they reflect ideological premises and cultural backgrounds linked to an ideological and historical legacy based on white supremacy and the centrality of the West, according to observers.
This French philosophy and complex is what motivated Macron to offend Algeria, which prompted it to summon its ambassador and then ban French military flights over its airspace, amid expectations of other steps that the Algerian authorities might take without reaching the point of estrangement.
What is the background to French President Emmanuel Macron's statements against Algeria?
What is the significance of its timing?
What are Algeria's options to respond to France?
In a new episode from yesterday, Amal Al-Arissy meets Dr. Noureddine Bagis, professor of political sociology at the University of Algiers, to present a political, historical and intellectual approach to the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, and to explore the repercussions of this crisis on the future of relations between Algeria and France.