by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Algerian Official Warns UAE Pressing for Normalization Summary: This week, an Algerian politician who is part of the country’s governing coalition alleged that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pressuring Tunisia to normalize relations with Israel. The head...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 15, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Bill Would Make Aid Contingent Upon Democratic Reform Summary: On 15 June 2023, two US senators introduced legislation for consideration entitled the Safeguarding Tunisian Democracy Act of 2023, which will seek to shape US aid and foreign policy toward...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 3, 2023 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Calls for Ending All Aid Grow in US Policy Community Summary: In an open letter dated 3 May 2023, a number of senior former US diplomats, academics, and policymakers urged US President Biden to communicate to President Kais Saied that there would be “real...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 27, 2023 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: US Congressional Letter Calls for Caution with Aid Money Summary: On 27 March 2023, 20 members of the US House of Representatives signed a letter to US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to express “grave concern” about the acceleration of Tunisia’s...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italy Leads Push for IMF Deal Hoping to Stem Migrant Flows Summary: In recent weeks, Italy has been pressing hard for progress on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Tunisia, with the country’s senior leaders stressing the necessity of avoiding...
