Algeria has adopted a new strategy of international engagement as it seeks to modernize its economy, but continued dependence on hydrocarbon revenue and its persistent stance on some geopolitical rivalries involving Israel and Russia will limit its transformation. Since President Abdelmajid Tebboune began his tenure in December 2019 after longtime leader Abdel Aziz Bouteflika's ouster , he has tried to shift Algeria's foreign policy from the isolationism that characterized Algeria in the 1990s and 2000s. In 2022, the Algerian Foreign Ministry made several moves underscoring the North African country's efforts to participate more actively in global and regional affairs. Algeria hosted the Arab League summit in November 2022 after working to shore up its relations across the Arab world during a flurry of bilateral meetings.