Ben Ali’s exile in Saudi Arabia, with whom Tunisia has an extradition treaty, is an uneasy one.
Who’s More Delusional? Former Tunisian President Ben Ali or Washington?
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Democracy & Governance
The Empire Strikes Back at Latin America
The new Republican chair of the powerful House Committee on Foreign Affairs plans to seek sanctions against Venezuela for its purported ties to Middle East terrorist groups and Iran’s nuclear program.
Has the UN Failed Cote d’Ivoire?
Polarised and violent political crises that recur in nation states signal that the political formulae adopted to resolve the crises have not worked. Such is the stark reality in Côte d’Ivoire. The United Nations’s (UN) strategy to oversee elections and install a winner-takes-all Western-style ‘democratically elected’ state president has failed.
Pro-Democracy Uprising Fails to Keep Washington From Backing Tunisian Dictatorship
When the uprisings began, the U.S. Congress saw fit to pass a budget resolution that included $12 million in security assistance to Tunisia’s regime.
Southern Sudan’s Cause for Celebration to Take a Toll on Darfur
High turnout and jubilation on the part of voters is a reflection of their desire to free themselves from decades of oppression by Northern Sudan-dominated regimes.
Tunisia: Yezzi Fock (Enough!)
When young resister immolated himself, he likely took the political futures of the Tunisian president and his wife with him.
WikiLeaks XXV: Security Firms in Iraq Making a Killing (Figuratively in This Case)
Halliburton made no effort to hide its displeasure at being fleeced by private security companies — beaten at its own game, in other words.
George Clooney Wants the Genocidal to Get as Much Attention as He Does
Knowing that they’re being monitored might make those intent on atrocities think twice.
Immolations Draw Attention to WikiLeaks Tunisia Cables (Part 4)
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?
Immolations Draw Attention to WikiLeaks Tunisia Cables (Part 3)
What will be the effect of “Tunileaks” on U.S.-Tunisia relations?