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Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has expressed a growing interest for Algeria. The Algerian leaders, with their long experience in fighting terrorism, are ready to offer their services to the Pentagon, even if they refuse the installation of an American base in their country. The two states also develop economic relations: with investments totaling more than 11 billion dollars in 2005 (mainly in the hydrocarbon sector), the United States became Algeria's first economic partner in 2005-2006, France being relegated to second place.

Maxime Ait Kaki has a PhD in Political Science (university of Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne) and holds a diploma from the Centre de formation et de perfectionnement des journalistes (CFPJ). He is currently an independent journalist and devoted many works to North Africa and the identity issue. He has published: De la question berbère au dilemme kabyle à l'aube du XXIe siècle  (Paris, Harmattan, 2004).