Although the Hirak faces major challenges, the revolutionary spirit in Algeria is alive and well.
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Thomas Serres teaches politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of L'Algérie face à la catastrophe suspendue. Gérer la cr... ise et blâmer le peuple sous Bouteflika (Karthala, 2019).
Although the Hirak faces major challenges, the revolutionary spirit in Algeria is alive and well.
Counter-revolutionary forces are still far from being defeated, but there is much reason to be optimistic.