Gianni Del Panta 6 October 2021
From Egypt to Tunisia, from Algeria to Morocco, Islamist and democratic hopes alike have been dashed, or crashed. Time to reflect on how that could happen.
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- Abdel Aziz Hali 4 October 2021The poorly known Tunisian geologist was tasked by President Saied of forming a new government. Will she have any space to deliver?
- Mohammed Hashas 20 September 2021Why were the moderate Islamists of PJD ousted from power, and how can that change Morocco’s political scenario?
- Fabio Turco 17 September 2021Anti-Fidesz party join their forces to find the best-suited competitor to Hungary’s Prime Minister. Can they resurrect an agonizing democracy?
- Federica Zoja 26 August 2021Tunisia’s President Kaïs Saïed has announced the extension “until further notice” of the state of exception. While free voices are increasingly intimidated.
- Federica Zoja 30 July 2021Eighty-seven per cent of Tunisians support the President’s decision to ‘freeze’ parliament’s work for 30 days. Yet the danger of an authocratic swing is high.
- The author of “Reopening Muslim Minds” discusses his call to fellow Mulsims across the world to rediscover that distinctive cosmopolitan approach which once made Islam great.
- Mariano Giustino 30 March 2021Turkey’s highest Court is to review a request to close down the leftist, pro-Kurdish party. Yet for the ruling AKP and its strongman, the political move could well backfire.
- Simone Disegni 26 March 2021The public opinion is losing sight on the democratic backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe. Equally distracted, the EU risks a shipwreck on fundamental values.
- Nicoletta Fagiolo 21 December 2020Since 78-year-old outgoing President Alassane Ouattara has announced his decision to run again for office, despite the Constitution’s two term limit, nation-wide non-violent demonstrations have erupted across Côte d’Ivoire. The world is paying little if any attention.
