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Tunisia protests
Analysis 

Tunisia: “Unemployment has killed me”

May 15, 2017November 7, 2017 Arab Spring, Caid Essebsi, Iraq, ISIL, ISIS, Joseph Desire Som I, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, unemployment, violent extremism

Youth unemployment is a major driver of radicalization in Tunisia, which supplies more fighters to Syria and Iraq than any other country.

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Moncef Marzouki interview
Multimedia 

Interview: Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki

April 27, 2017April 28, 2017 Anna Boots, Arab Spring, Belfer Center, Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia

Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki spoke about human rights, Tunisian democracy, and US support for Middle East dictatorships.

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Middle East Weekly podcast
Podcast 

Podcast: Hosni Mubarak freed from prison

April 7, 2017April 8, 2017 Arab Spring, Benghazi, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Khalifa Haftar, Libya, Russia

Middle East Weekly’s 11th episode analyzes the release of Egypt’s ex-president, convicted for the killing of protesters in 2011’s uprising,

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Middle East Weekly podcast
Podcast 

Podcast: Tunisia’s post-Arab Spring watchdog

January 26, 2017 Al Bowsala, Arab Spring, Khayem Chemli, Middle East Weekly, Tunisia

In Middle East Weekly’s first special features podcast, we speak with Khayem Chemli from Al Bowsala, a major political and

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Tunisia flags
Analysis 

Tunisia’s long path to democracy

January 17, 2017January 23, 2017 Arab Spring, Beji Caid Essebsi, Rafaa Chehoudi, Tunisia, World Bank

Six years ago, Tunisians succeeded in changing the course of history – but low trust and political participation could thwart its democratic transition.

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Tawakkol Karman interview
Interviews Multimedia 

WATCH: Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman

December 15, 2016December 28, 2016 Arab Spring, Blaire Byg, Middle East Initiative, Tawakkol Karman, Yemen

Tawakkol Karman, the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, spoke with JMEPP about women’s role in the Arab Spring and the future of her country, Yemen.

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Event Review 

Rami Khouri: The US’ ‘unlearned lessons’ in the Middle East

October 7, 2016October 18, 2016 Arab Spring, ISIL, Lauren Gray, Syria

For the past 35 years, the United States has been militarily involved in the Middle East – from Lebanon to

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