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Tunisia is the only democracy to emerge from the Arab Spring. Yet the death of its first democratically elected president last week has raised new questions about its future. The outcome matters not just to Tunisians, but also as a test case for democracy across North Africa and the Arab world.
Beji Caid Essebsi, the first democratically elected president of Tunisia, died last week at the age of 92. His death triggered renewed concern over the future stability of Tunisia as the nation faces economic and social crises ahead of elections scheduled for later this year.
As Tunisia says goodbye to President Beji Caid Essebsi, its first democratic leader, experts are watching who Tunisians are prepared to elect in the upcoming elections in September.
President Trump says he does not want a major war in the Middle East, but hardliners in the United State and Iran are on a collision course toward conflict.
The early-morning airstrike hit the Tajoura migrant detention center in Tripoli, housing some 600 people. Survivors said they had no warning and no protection.
A United Nations envoy says the recent attack in Libya could constitute a war crime, and it is drawing attention to the situation of migrants.
Europe is grappling with how to uphold the Iranian nuclear deal without the United States.
As diplomatic relations between Iran and the United States escalate, Carnegie President William J. Burns talks about the U.S.-Iran standoff after Iran threatens to break uranium limits.
With tensions rising between the U.S. and Iran, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William Burns talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about the diplomatic path forward for the countries.
China and Russia are navigating the choppy waters of global diplomacy, as tensions rise with Europe and the United States. Russia’s pivot to the East comes after relations with the European Union broke down following the conflict in Ukraine.