From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a ...

Every year on January 14th, Tunisia is marked by a memory that resonates far beyond its borders, casting a shadow across the ...

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Stanford scholars detailed broader historical trends impacting authoritarian stability and dissent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region amid the Israel-Gaza war and Israel’s invasion of ...

Tunisia continues to demonstrate that Arab Spring 2011’s revolts can indeed seed democratic change. On Oct. 26, Tunisia’s secularist party, Tunisian Call (Nidaa Tounes), won a parliamentary plurality.