
Along the border between Tunisia and Libya, informal trade agreements led to a tight-knit border economy. But political changes in both Libya and Tunisia have fundamentally altered the economic and security landscape.

The Working Group on Egypt calls on U.S. officials to condemn the August 25 ruling by a terrorism circuit court in Egypt against Bahey Eldin Hassan, one of the founders of Egypt’s human rights movement.

Egypt’s recent security and macro-economic stabilization has been built on weak foundations and Covid-19 has further exposed this fragility.

Egypt has long sought to expand habitation and agriculture into the desert, but the obstacles are great.

The current parliament is the most fractured in Tunisia’s history, with no party holding even one-quarter of the seats.

The coronavirus pandemic has been a trigger for many autocrats to step up repressive measures. But the poor handling of the pandemic by many non-democratic governments, as well as the longer term economic fallout, spells longer-term political trouble for them.

While a resource-rich economy might be in Mauritania’s grasp, the benefits are unlikely to be enjoyed by all.

The coronavirus has highlighted deeply ingrained inequality in Morocco, bringing its society to a crunch point. Much will depend on what its leader does next.

In an interview, Soli Özel explains the multifaceted nature of Turkey’s ambitions in the Middle East and North Africa.

In Egypt, coronavirus response efforts were led by the prime minister and other technocrats. What does this change mean for Egypt—and how long will it last?