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Middle East and North Africa

Maybe Tunisians Never Wanted Democracy

If Westerners are shocked at political developments in Tunisia, it’s because they described it as a straightforward success for too long.

Article by Steven A. Cook July 27, 2021 Middle East Program
Israel

Elections in Israel and Tunisia, Robert Mugabe’s Funeral, and More

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces another general election, Tunisia holds its second democratic election since the 2011 Arab Spring, and the funeral of Zimbabwe’s former leader Robert Mugabe takes place.

Podcast with James M. Lindsay and Robert McMahon September 12, 2019 The World Next Week
Middle East and North Africa

Europe’s Future Will Be Decided in North Africa

The United States should stop treating the region as secondary to the rest of the Middle East.

Article by Steven A. Cook July 29, 2019 Middle East Program

Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Ballot Breakthroughs in Mexico and Tunisia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering July 5 to July 13, was compiled with support from Lucia Petty and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein July 13, 2018 Women Around the World
Women and Women's Rights

Women This Week: Making History in Tunisia

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering May 5 to May 11, was compiled with support from Amalia Trigo and Rebecca Turkington.

Blog Post by Rachel B. Vogelstein May 11, 2018 Women Around the World
Tunisia

Women’s Rights Reforms in Tunisia Offer Hope

Women in Tunisia have far more rights than their regional counterparts, but they still are far from true equality. Unequal inheritance laws provide a window into what's really going on in Tunisia.

Blog Post by Catherine Powell and Guest Blogger for Women Around the World December 4, 2017 Women Around the World

Arab Spring

Dashed Hopes of the Arab Spring

Steven A. Cook, CFR’s Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies, discusses why the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya in 2011 and Turkey in 2013 failed to produce lasting…

Conference Call with Steven A. Cook October 25, 2017 Academic and Higher Education Webinars
Iraq

Weekend Reading: The U.S., Iran, and the KRG; Remembering Bentalha

Reading selections for the weekend of September 15, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook September 15, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Middle East and North Africa

Weekend Reading: The Independence of Iraqi Kurds, China in the Middle East, and Tunisia’s Forgotten Palaces

Reading selections for the weekend of August 11, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook August 11, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Middle East and North Africa

Tahrir Square, Six Years Later: A Conversation with Steven A. Cook

Zenko is joined by Steven A. Cook, CFR's Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies. They discuss Cook's latest book, False Dawn: Protest, Democracy, and Violence in the New Middle East, and U.S. policy in the Middle East and North Africa.

Podcast with Micah Zenko and Steven A. Cook June 27, 2017 Power, Politics, and Preventive Action - Podcast
Tunisia

Weekend Reading: Truth and Dignity in Tunisia, Egypt's Island Controversy, and Ottoman Sports

Reading selections for the weekend of June 16, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook June 16, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Tunisia

Weekend Reading: Ben Ali’s Flight, the Nawari of Gaza, and Algeria’s Independence Reconsidered

Reading selections for the weekend of February 3, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook February 3, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Russia

Weekend Reading: Russia in the Levant, the Uprising in Alexandria, and Tunisians Look Back

Reading selections for the weekend of January 27, 2017.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook January 27, 2017 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Tunisia

Weekend Reading: Tunisian Economics, Assad and the Jihadis, and Palestinians in Egypt

Reading selections for the weekend of December 9, 2016.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook December 16, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates
Turkey

Weekend Reading: Tension in Turkey, Kuwait’s Election, and Reexamining Tunisian History

Reading selections for the weekend of December 2, 2016.

Blog Post by Steven A. Cook December 2, 2016 From the Potomac to the Euphrates