Analysis: Trump paints dark picture in defense of travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — The more Donald Trump tries to build support for his refugee and immigration ban, the darker the world seems to get. In defending his policies barring refugees...
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Lessons from Tunisia: Empowering Civil Society in the Post-Truth Era
The surge of populism that led to stunning political upsets in 2016 signals a deep distrust of institutions such as governments and media. Inequality has never been so strong—according to a...
Memo from Tunisia: Tunis Greets an Ottoman-Era History Long Banished...
TUNIS — Since their revolution in 2011, Tunisians have tussled among themselves to define their new identity after successive dictatorships. Belatedly, they have started reclaiming their history as well. Dictatorships...
Apocalypse, Not! Tales of Algeria’s impending implosion are, frankly, ridiculous
In a recent piece for The Spectator magazine, the British author and journalist Stephen Pollard presented readers with the following scenario. Under the headline “How Algeria Could Destroy the EU,”...
‘EU trade agreement would destabilise foundations of democracy in Tunisia’
Prominent experts from Germany and North Africa, including Tunisians, have warned European governments against imposing a new free trade agreement on Tunisia. Speaking at the launch of a new book...
The Islamic State’s Splintering North African Network
With the self-proclaimed Islamic State besieged in Mosul and on the defensive in parts of Syria, the future of the group’s network beyond its core territory has been thrown into...
Libya’s crisis brought US folly in the Middle East to...
Libya’s UN-backed government that was sealifted from Tunisia as well as former US-favored military man showed how US policy in Libya was anything but accurate, the American newspaper says. The unresolved...
‘Trumpism’ and the Future of International Politics
While international politics will undoubtedly change under Donald Trump’s reign as American president, the question is whether this will simply be a shift in balance of priorities or a radical...
New York startup vibe in Tunisian competition
Houda Ghozzi, the woman behind Tunisia’s Open Startup competition, was tired of programs that taught students how to pitch but then didn’t enable them to put in the practice. “I...
EU interior ministers at loggerheads over distribution of migrants
The EU wants to cut off the maritime migrant route from Libya to Italy and is mulling over camps in Africa as a deterrent to would-be migrants. Interior ministers are...
