Regions/Tunisia

Tunisia

- Op-Ed
As the U.S. and Tunisian Delegations Meet, Anti-Americanism is on the Rise
- Sarah Yerkes
- July 14, 2019
- Washington Post
Tunisians are increasingly turning toward U.S. rivals for support. This shift in attitude toward the United States comes amidst a political crisis that highlights the fragility of the country’s democratic transition.
- Event
Tunisia at a Crossroads
- Sonia Dridi, Michael Robbins, Sarah Yerkes, Emir Sfaxi, Oumayma Ben Abdallah
- July 09, 2019
- Washington, DC
Tunisia is at a crossroads. The democratic transition has failed to meet the expectations of most citizens, with the government unable to address key challenges facing their country. What comes next?
- Sada Discussion
The Muslim Brotherhood After Morsi
- Sada Debate
- July 02, 2019
- - عربي
The dramatic death of the former president of Egypt, Mohammed Morsi, on June 17th, reignited debate about the future of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and political Islam across the region.
- Diwan
Tunisia’s Achilles’ Heel
- Hamza Meddeb
- July 01, 2019
- - عربي
Foreign Direct Investment has proven to be a persistent problem in the country’s post-uprising years.
- Diwan
What Will the Attention of Carnegie Scholars Be Focused on This Summer?
- Michael Young
- May 23, 2019
- - عربي
A regular survey of experts on matters relating to Middle Eastern and North African politics and security.
- Event
Tunisia’s Political System
- Sarah Yerkes, Patricia Karam, Asma Ghribi, Sharan Grewal
- April 30, 2019
- Washington, DC
As Tunisia moves closer to elections, the level of trust people have in the government and the electoral system is at a low point. The country’s political parties must find a way to connect with the public to both win votes and restore faith in Tunisia’s democratic institutions.
- Paper
Tunisia’s Political System: From Stagnation to Competition
- Sarah Yerkes, Zeineb Ben Yahmed
- March 28, 2019
Tunisia’s political parties need to offer more than generic slogans to gain the support of voters and lead the country in its last phase of democratic transition.
- Sada - Analysis
Women’s Groups Take on Radicalization in Tunisia
- Maro Youssef, Hamza Mighri
- March 26, 2019
- - عربي
Tunisian women’s associations aim to lead efforts to prevent radicalization among women, but insufficient funding and inter-organizational divides hamper their efforts.
- Diwan
How Perfect a Union?
- Hamza Meddeb
- March 15, 2019
- - عربي
Tunisia’s UGTT has long been powerful, but its influence can endure only for as long as it remains united.
- Article
Money and Morals: Salafi Economics in the Arab World
- Francesco Cavatorta, Valeria Resta
- March 06, 2019
- - عربي
Declining economic conditions are a chief concern of citizens in the Middle East. Thus, the future of Salafi parties is ultimately tied to the success of their economic proposals.

Tunisia Monitor

Carnegie Experts on
Tunisia

Joseph Bahout
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Joseph Bahout is a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. His research focuses on political developments in Lebanon and Syria, regional spillover from the Syrian crisis, and identity politics across the region.
Anouar Boukhars
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Boukhars is a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. He is an associate professor of international relations at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Perry Cammack
Nonresident Fellow
Middle East Program
Perry Cammack is a nonresident fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on long-term regional trends and their implications for American foreign policy.
Amr Hamzawy
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Amr Hamzawy studied political science and developmental studies in Cairo, The Hague, and Berlin.
Marc Lynch
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Marc Lynch is a nonresident senior fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program where his work focuses on the politics of the Arab world.
Hamza Meddeb
Nonresident Scholar
Middle East Center
Hamza Meddeb is a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, where his research focuses on economic reform, political economy of conflicts, and border insecurity across the Middle East and North Africa.
Andrew Miller
Nonresident Scholar
Middle East Program
Andrew Miller is a nonresident scholar in Carnegie’s Middle East Program.
Marwan Muasher
Vice President for Studies
Muasher is vice president for studies at Carnegie, where he oversees research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East.
Jake Walles
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Middle East Program
Jake Walles is a nonresident senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he focuses on Israeli-Palestinian issues, Tunisia, and counterterrorism.
Maha Yahya
Director
Middle East Center
Yahya is director of the Carnegie Middle East Center, where her research focuses on citizenship, pluralism, and social justice in the aftermath of the Arab uprisings.
Sarah Yerkes
Fellow
Middle East Program
Sarah Yerkes is a 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.