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Alejandro Martin Rodriguez, Joy Arkeh, Sarah Yerkes
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Tunisia's Twin Democracy and Economic Crises Push it to the Brink
It looks like negotiations with the IMF are progressing. The international community is very worried about the potential for financial collapse in Tunisia and seems willing, for now, to overlook Saied’s authoritarian consolidation and push forward with assistance without political conditionality.
By Sarah Yerkes
Published on Jul 5, 2022
About the Author
Sarah Yerkes
Acting Co-Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes is acting co-director and a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on Tunisia’s political, economic, and security developments as well as state-society relations in the Middle East and North Africa.
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