Law and Human Rights
Rached Ghannouchi
The populist coup in Tunisia
| OpinionTunisia, the only post-Arab Spring democracy, faces a deep crisis. President Kais Saied on Sunday night …
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OpinionTunisia: The fall of Arab world’s last bastion
By Muhittin AtamanTunisian President Kais Saied's dismissal of the country's prime minister was interpreted as a coup. The only way this process will not progress is if Saied gives constitutional power to the parliament
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OpinionArab Spring: A flashback to past 10 years
By Burhanettin DuranThe wave of democratization, which began with the Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, took down the authoritarian leaders of Egypt, Libya and Yemen. Whereas the uprising in Bahrain was crushed thanks to Saudi Arabia’s military intervention, Iran and Russia ensured the survival of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria.
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OpinionThe wave of riots in light of Floyd protests
By Burhanettin DuranThe outrage over George Floyd’s death at the hands of a racist police officer, which triggered riots in 140 cities across the United States and forced President Donald Trump to threaten military action against protestors, highlighted the importance of "the streets." Attempts to reshape politics through street protests have repeatedly captured the world’s attention over the last three decades. The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, along with other anti-communist uprisings across Eastern Europe, was hailed as a new wave of democratization. Although that revolution resulted in Czechoslovakia’s partition, most observers celebrated its peaceful nature.
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The State of Turkey’s Opposition Parties
By Burhanettin DuranThe proposals from the opposition parties rest on the premise that something extraordinary is happening in the country today. But their argument is fatally flawed because the AK Party can score more points off extraordinary circumstances than the opposition.
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Tunisia and Turkey: The Islamism Debate
By Burhanettin DuranTo be clear, Ghannouchi's identification of Ennahda as a movement of Muslim democrats represents an alternative to violent groups, including al-Qaida and DAESH, which exert considerable influence over young people.
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Searching for a New Social Contract in Turkey, Tunisia...
By Burhanettin DuranTunisia and Morocco have improved their standards of democracy and positively responded to the demands of their people throughout the Arab Spring.
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Ennahda Movement: The Road Ahead
By Burhanettin DuranThe election results indicate that various parties will seek to push the Ennahda Movement out of the government.
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Whose Model? Which Turkey?
By Nuh YılmazPolitical demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt have sparked a century old discussion: Is Turkey a model for the Middle East?