Content Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:00:00 EST https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/90089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Climate change in the Middle East will amplify preexisting vulnerabilities stemming from conflict, displacement, marginalization, and corruption, while also creating new risks. Governments in the region will need to adopt more inclusive reforms as part of their climate adaptation strategies.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/90089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 06 Jul 2023 04:00:00 EST Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Governance in the Middle East and North Africa, Middle East Program, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, North Africa, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Climate and Energy, Climate Change https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Washington may be tempted to give up after Tunis's democratic backsliding, but instead it should use targeted actions that have worked in other countries.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 04 May 2023 01:22:35 EST Americas, North Africa, Tunisia, United States, Civil Society, Democracy and Human Rights, Economy, Foreign Policy, Society and Culture, U.S. Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss North Africa, sometimes considered a backwater within a broader Middle East context, is actually the leading edge of change for the region and deserving of far more attention from the international community. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89502?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 30 Apr 2023 02:28:44 EST North Africa, Arab Political Reform, Foreign Policy, Political Reform, Society and Culture https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89593?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The United States has invested billions of dollars in promoting democracy in the Maghreb. In the decade following the Arab Spring, some of that investment appeared to be bearing fruit, particularly in the case of Tunisia. Today, however, the Maghreb has joined the global trend of authoritarian backsliding.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89593?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 20 Apr 2023 09:36:24 EST Americas, Middle East, North Africa, United States, Defense and Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss As the United States slowly disengages from the Middle East and Europe faces internal challenges, a new actor is quietly exerting greater influence across North Africa: China.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89429?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 23 Mar 2023 03:37:06 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, China, East Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Foreign Policy, Political Reform https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89431?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss As the coronavirus ravages the globe, its aftermaths have brought gender inequalities to the forefront of many conversations. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89431?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 21 Feb 2023 04:14:02 EST Middle East, North Africa, Society and Culture https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tunisia is in the process of negotiating a much needed loan from the IMF.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88911?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 25 Jan 2023 09:08:39 EST North Africa, Tunisia, Economy, Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss After three years in office, the Tunisian president has yet to present a cohesive foreign policy agenda. Instead, Saied's erosion of the country's democratic integrity has isolated Tunisia from international leaders, donors, and investors.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88770?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 11 Jan 2023 10:03:26 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, North Africa, Tunisia, Foreign Policy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss President Qaïs Saied's visit to Washington this week is bound to have left him disappointed. | عربي]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 16 Dec 2022 02:44:09 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, Americas, North Africa, Tunisia, United States https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Carnegie experts examine how the split control of Congress may change U.S. approaches to Ukraine, the Middle East, and more.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 17 Nov 2022 04:51:16 EST China, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Foreign Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Democracy promotion has been a long-standing objective of U.S. foreign policy. Indeed, America's role as the shining “city upon a hill” has shaped its foreign policy through decades of war and peace. ]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 30 Oct 2022 03:57:22 EST Middle East, North Africa, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Reform https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss It severely weakens political parties and opens the door for the president to prevent anyone who has criticized him from seeking office.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, North Africa, Tunisia, Defense and Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Military, Rule of Law https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Carnegie experts share their audio favorites for keeping up on news, debates, and trends in international affairs.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 30 Sep 2022 03:49:09 EST Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Defense and Security, Democracy and Human Rights, Foreign Policy, Technology https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The country of Tunisia is in the midst of a slow motion political crisis. The country's populist president has crafted a new constitution that gives him broad, unchecked powers and secured its approval by referendum, albeit a referendum in which most Tunisians did not participate.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 11 Aug 2022 12:54:13 EST Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Reform https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss It really takes Tunisia away from the 2014 constitution. It concentrates all the power in the hands of the presidency, removes checks and balances, and there's no way to remove the president which is really troubling.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 02 Aug 2022 09:21:13 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, North Africa, Tunisia, Democracy and Human Rights https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tunisia had done very well in building its political institutions and building the backbone of a democracy over the past decade but they failed to address the economic challenges the country was facing.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 27 Jul 2022 02:40:16 EST North Africa, Tunisia, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Reform https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tunisia is currently hurtling towards both economic collapse and political instability. As the country prepares to vote on a constitutional referendum on July 25th, President Kais Saïed has failed to address nearly all the economic challenges facing Tunisia.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 25 Jul 2022 02:50:19 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, North Africa, Tunisia, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Reform https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Since his self-coup last July, Kais Saied has expanded his control over everything from the legislature to the media.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 22 Jul 2022 04:28:46 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, North Africa, Tunisia https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss One year ago, Tunisian President Kais Saied's self-coup put the country's democratic transition in jeopardy. Carnegie experts examine the key aspects of Tunisia's stalled transition through a comparative lens, both with other countries' transitions and Tunisia's own sectoral changes over time.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 21 Jul 2022 11:43:42 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, Americas, Caucasus, Central Asia, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Latin America, Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tunisia, Turkey, Defense and Security, Economy https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss It looks like negotiations with the IMF are progressing. The international community is very worried about the potential for financial collapse in Tunisia and seems willing, for now, to overlook Saied's authoritarian consolidation and push forward with assistance without political conditionality.]]> https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88658?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 05 Jul 2022 03:18:05 EST Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Tunisia Monitor, Middle East, Democracy and Human Rights, Economy