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Are Tunisia and Iran Really Growing Closer?
Although their diplomatic and economic overtures are on the rise, bilateral ties remain largely superficial for now, indicating a shared anti-Western posture rather than risky strategic cooperation.
Mar 17, 2025
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  • Sabina Henneberg
A Syrian woman holds a portrait of her missing son during a protest against the Assad regime in 2012 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Models for Transitional Justice in Syria
Post-regime experiences in Iraq, Tunisia, and Libya can help officials avoid the same mistakes in Syria, from over-empowering unaccountable armed groups to delaying judicial reform and economic improvements.
Feb 18, 2025
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  • Mieczyslaw Boduszynski
  • Sabina Henneberg
A Tunisian maritime patrol boat intercepts a migrant boat in the Mediterranean - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Tunisia Shows How Europe’s Approach to Migration Is Untenable
To stem the growing threat of instability, European governments must develop a strategy to humanely address the migration crisis, both by reexamining their own policies and by pressing Tunisia to create a path for regularization of incoming sub-Saharan Africans.
Feb 7, 2025
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  • Sarah Yerkes
  • Sabina Henneberg
French President Macron and Moroccan King Mohammed VI in Rabat - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
EU-Morocco Relations: Stuck Between Law and Politics?
If Washington and its European partners fail to remediate ongoing disputes over trade rights and Western Sahara, they may leave room for Russia and China to assert more influence in the kingdom.
Jan 8, 2025
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  • Souhire Medini
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shakes hands with Egyptian president Abden Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo in August 2024 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Making the Best of Egypt’s Entrance into Somalia
The United States can help renew the African Union mission by managing Egypt-Ethiopia tensions and mediating between various actors in Somalia.
Nov 6, 2024
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  • Ido Levy
Imed Khemiri, a senior official in the Ennahda party and member of the Salvation Front (L) takes part in a protest, demanding the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, opposition figures and setting a date for fair presidential elections in Tunis, Tunisia May 12, 2024 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
How Autocracy Prevailed in Tunisia
Any future democratic renewal will require an entirely new movement that goes much further toward addressing the country’s deepest economic and social injustices.
Nov 4, 2024
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  • Sarah Yerkes
  • Sabina Henneberg
Brief Analysis
Egypt’s Economic Reforms Must Continue
Since receiving $57 billion earlier this year, Cairo has enacted several reforms and named a new economic team, but President Sisi must allow for additional improvements.
Oct 30, 2024
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  • Ben Fishman
Flag of Tunisia
Brief Analysis
Tunisia Is Holding an Election—But Will Voters Show Up?
To counter President Saied’s electoral manipulation and increased repression, Washington should work more closely with its contacts in Tunisia’s military, civil society, and European partner governments.
Sep 27, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes
A Russian Soyuz rocket launches from Baikonur Coxmodrome in Kazakhstan - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Russia’s Middle East Space Offensive
Moscow’s space cooperation with Tunisia could complicate U.S. attempts to develop norms for space travel, communication, and exploration.
Sep 24, 2024
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Sabina Henneberg
U.S. and Algerian flags at the U.S. Embassy in Algiers - source: U.S. government
Brief Analysis
What Would Another Tebboune Victory Mean for U.S.-Algeria Relations?
The incumbent president is set to win another term, but shifting opposition politics at home and geostrategic realities abroad could raise bilateral bumps down the road.
Sep 6, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Souhire Medini
Central Bank of Libya headquarters building - source: Wikimedia Commons
Articles & Testimony
Banks Not Bullets: A New War Front Opens Up in Libya
Previous civil war combatants are now fighting a financial and resource war over the country’s vast wealth, but Washington and UNSMIL can still exert more leverage than other players if they so choose.
Sep 4, 2024
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  • Ben Fishman
Central Bank of Libya headquarters building - source: Wikimedia Commons
Articles & Testimony
All of Libya Held Hostage by Gunmen Targeting the Central Bank
A political and literal fight over Libya's top financial institution could enable Russia to enjoy the spoils of war without having to fight one.
Aug 22, 2024
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  • Ben Fishman
Russian president Vladimir Putin inspects a rifle while touring an arms factory in 2014 - source: Reuters
Brief Analysis
Countering Russia’s Strategy of Arming Anti-American Proxies
From rumored Houthi missile upgrades to Libyan arms deliveries by the ton, Moscow is doing all it can to empower hostile forces and undermine stability in the Middle East.
Aug 2, 2024
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Construction site, Rabat
Fikra Forum
Fikra Forum
The Protest Movement over Morocco’s Kish al-Oudaya Lands
In recent years, members of tribes living on Kish land in Rabat have escalated their protests in response to decisions to re-allocate the land, demolish their homes, and evict them.
Aug 2, 2024
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  • Soufiane Elgoumri
Articles & Testimony
After 2011, the United States Stayed on the Sidelines—to Libya’s Detriment
Despite missing many past opportunities for low-cost diplomatic action, Washington can still do much to counter Russia’s deepening presence in Libya and Africa.
Jul 30, 2024
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  • Ben Fishman
Chinese and Tunisian flags on display in Beijing in 2024 - source: Reuters
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Brief Analysis
Countering Chinese and Russian Influence in North Africa
The U.S. ambassador to Tunisia joins three Washington Institute experts to discuss the evolution of great power competition in North Africa.
Jul 10, 2024
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  • Joey Hood
  • Anna Borshchevskaya
  • Ben Fishman
  • Grant Rumley
Natural gas facilities, Algeria
Articles & Testimony
How the EU’s Plan to Replace Russian Gas Exposes Challenges in Algeria’s Energy Sector
A promising cross-Mediterranean initiative has run into political challenges, burdensome investment laws, methane leaks, and other hurdles.
Jul 4, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Noam Raydan
NATO member flags fly at half-staff in solidarity with victims of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks - source: NATO
Brief Analysis
The NATO Summit Is Another Chance to Counter Russia in the “South”
The alliance has already been shifting toward greater engagement with the Middle East and Africa, but various maritime and infrastructure threats require more urgent attention, as does the broader problem of countering Moscow’s narrative.
Jun 25, 2024
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  • Anna Borshchevskaya
Tunisian President Kais Said with European leaders
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Fikra Forum
Renavigating a Soft Power Relationship Between the West and Tunisia
Without a sea change, U.S. and European soft power will continue to erode in Tunisia at a moment of increasing crisis for the country.
Jun 24, 2024
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  • Oussama Boudhrioua
People waiting to buy bread in Tunis, 2024.
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In-Depth Reports
Avoiding the Election Error in Tunisia:
Why U.S. Policy Should Focus on Real Reform, Not Votes
An opaque process and an apathetic electorate are among the reasons the contest does not warrant U.S. scrutiny.
Jun 13, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes

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