by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 29, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Diplomats Express Concern About State of Democracy Summary: Statements during 27 July 2022 Senate Confirmation Hearings by Joey Hood, the current nominee for the US Ambassadorship to Tunisia, and subsequent 28 July 2022 statements by US Secretary of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 27, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Low Referendum Voter Turnout Highlights Lack of Faith in Government Summary: The 25 July 2022 referendum on President Kais Saied’s proposed constitution took place with relatively little fanfare and relatively few Tunisians participating, with national...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 23, 2022 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Ukraine-Russia Wheat Export Agreement Could Help Relieve Food Supply and Price Pressures Summary: On Friday, 22 July 2022, Ukraine and Russia signed a deal, mediated by the United Nations and to be aided heavily in execution by Turkey, to release for export...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 22, 2022 | Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tensions Build Toward 25 July Referendum Summary: Numerous global media outlets continue to question Tunisia’s democratic future as the 25 July 2022 referendum on President Kais Saied’s draft constitution approaches. Many western analysts continue to warn...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 20, 2022 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Islamist Opposition Leader Questioned Over Financial Links to Terrorism Summary: On 19 July 2022, Rached Ghannouchi, the former speaker of the now dissolved Tunisian Parliament and long-serving leader of Ennahdha, Tunisia’s Islamist movement, was given...
