 An invited speaker, Haddam lectured on the Algerian crisis and Political Islam at various institutions in Europe and in the US.A writer as well, he authored numerous articles, and has written two books on the Algerian crisis and national reconciliation.In the midst of the current popular uprising in some of the Arab countries, and in an attempt to avoid chaos in his home country Algeria, he is actively involved in building consensus between Algeria’s various political tendencies and the military for a comprehensive and gradual democratic change of Algeria’s 50 years old military backed regime.