Now that the long Bouteflika interlude has come to a close, Algeria—which has conflict on its doorstep in both Libya and the Sahel—is attempting to redefine its role in the region. A regional power that cannot be ignored, Algeria is drawing on its heritage of dialog-based diplomacy and, increasingly, affirming its own choices of establishing bilateral cooperative relationships, organizing a regional response to instability, and carrying out economic diplomacy, while at the same time remaining distrustful of actors from outside the region.