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Tunisia’s January 2011 revolution marked the first Arab awakening uprising. Today, the Maghreb country’s ruling Ennahda Party faces extremist violence, divisions over drafting its new constitution, a population that is increasingly dissatisfied with the slow economic recovery, and growing accusations that the government is using excessive force to suppress ongoing demonstrations. Amidst these conflicts, Brookings experts analyze the nation’s ongoing transitional processes.

Reuters/ Zoubeir Souissi - Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the Islamist Ennahda movement, speaks during a news conference in Tunis August 15, 2013.

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Tunisia’s Lessons for the Middle East

September 17, 2013, Ibrahim Sharqieh

Ibrahim Sharqieh says that although Tunisians seem to have little confidence in their transition, they really are a model for the Arab world’s transitioning states. Sharqieh concludes the approach of a steady, inclusive, and rule-based state-building is allowing for broad reconciliation and a real evolution in Tunisian society.

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