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Yasmine Farouk, Nathan J. Brown, Maysaa Shuja Al-Deen, …
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In The Media
The Fall
At stake in Tunisia are the hard-won political gains of the last ten years: the increases in freedom of expression and association, individual rights, and the Tunisian constitution.
Published on Sep 2, 2021
About the Author
Michele Dunne
Former Nonresident Scholar, Middle East Program
Michele Dunne was a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program, where her research focuses on political and economic change in Arab countries, particularly Egypt, as well as U.S. policy in the Middle East.
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Robert Springborg, Emile Hokayem, Becca Wasser, …
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