Tunisia

Over the course of just one week, the Tunisian government has made three concerning moves that when taken together signal a major democratic backsliding.

Tunisia has made remarkable progress since overthrowing its dictatorship six years ago. Still, rampant corruption since 2011 has made Tunisians weary of being...

Less than two years after its first democratic parliamentary elections, Tunisia has a new prime minister. But the new change of face may do very little to resolve...

My political party, Ennahda—one of the most influential in the Arab world and a major force in Tunisia’s emergence as a democracy—recently announced a historic...

Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi issued a series of statements indicating that Ennahda was poised to leave behind “political Islam” and embrace “Muslim democracy.”<...>

Tunisia, the Arab Spring’s lone success story, finds itself seeking to entrench its hard-won democracy at a time when most Tunisians believe that democracy has...

Among war-torn Libya, Syria, and Yemen, as well as Egypt’s resurgent authoritarianism, Tunisia remains a bright spot in an otherwise bleak landscape among former...

Tunisia's taxpayer-funded bailout will allow sitting and former officials and their allies to sweep their debts under the rug.

As the Tunisian coast stretches north, it reaches for Italy before making a left turn towards Algeria. It is home to the white beaches of Djerba, Sfax, Sousse,...

There’s a gold rush in the Middle East, but it isn’t gold that prospectors are seeking. It’s reactor sales. Whatever the energy promise of the peaceful atom,...

After three years of battles in the streets, in the National Constituent Assembly, and at the ballot box, Tunisia has officially completed its formal transition to...

On October 26, Tunisians will finally have a real and unrestricted choice at the polls. Other transitioning regimes in the Middle East and the world should take...

Tunisia has its problems, but it is safe to say that the country is faring better today than most of its fellow Arab Spring nations. As those countries struggle to...

Egypt's generals promise democracy once they deal with the Islamist threat -- and the secular camp has cheered them on. But as Tunisia's experience 25 years ago...

Two years after the fall of Tunisia's dictatorship, the country has drifted into the doldrums. Its economy is in shambles, its security situation is worrisome, and...

Skeptics about the prospects of democracy in the Middle East argue that the Arab Spring has turned into an Islamist winter. But as a new study shows, instead of...

It’s easy to be pessimistic about the Arab Spring, given the post-revolutionary turmoil the Middle East is now experiencing. But critics forget that it takes time...

The Arab uprisings of 2011, once a great source of hope for democracy enthusiasts, have given way to sectarian clashes and political instability. The Middle East...

The protests engulfing the Middle East go to the heart of who gets to police public morality in post-Arab Spring states. Salafis see themselves as the rightful...