Tracking the Potential for Political Instability in Algeria
Topics                  Indicators                                                                         2014         2015         2016         2017         2018
                                                                                                          I    II   I       II   I       II   I       II   I       II
                                                   Quality of Leadership
                                           Listens to Popular Public Opinion
 Government Capacity                            Provides Basic Necessities
                                             Domestic Protection Capability
                                                  Judicial Branch Efficacy
                                        General Public Participation in Elections
                                               Corruption in Government
                                                 Human Rights Violations
 Legitimacy of Regime
                                        Freedoms of Speech, Press, Religion, Etc
                                           Presence of Transnational Threats
                                               Foreign Support of Regime
                                                    Religious Discourse
                                         Military Disapproval of Administration
                                              Riots and/or Marches/Strikes
  Opposition Activity
                                                    Terrorist Prevalence
                                             Foreign Support of Opposition                                                                                                      Key
                                             Relations with Adjacent States                                                                                                  Serious Concern
                                                    Domestic Economy                                                                                                         Substantial Concern
                                                     Income Disparity                                                                                                        Moderate Concern
   Economic Factors                                   Foreign Revenue                                                                                                        Low Concern
                                                        Foreign Aid                                                                                                          Negligible Concern
                                                   Globalization (Trade)                                                                                                 I   January-June
                                                  Environmental Decline                                                                                                 II   July-December
 Environmental Issues                               Resource Shortages
                                       Government Response to Natural Disasters
                                                                Presence of Trigger Mechanisms (> if present)
                                                Contested elections                             >
                                      Unpopular changes in food/energy prices                                                                              >       >
                                       Sudden imposition of unpopular policies
                                                  Coup plotting
                          Government mismanagement of natural disaster or national emergency                                             >    >
                                                Death of key figure