Where Does Tunisian’s Democratic Experiment Go from Here?

Where Does Tunisian’s Democratic Experiment Go from Here?

Author: Arab Center Washington DC August 2, 2022 Duration: 16:28

Sarah Yerkes and Yousef Munayyer discuss Kais Saied’s efforts to change Tunisia’s constitution and consolidate his power. Yerkes is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace'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.


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