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HKS PolicyCast: Tunisia and the Arab Spring

May 13, 2015

In this week's edition of PolicyCast, the HKS weekly podcast on public policy, politics, and global issues, host Matt Cadwallader sits down with former Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa and the Middle East Institute’s Dr. Paul Salem to discuss Tunisia’s relative success in establishing a stable democracy in the wake of the Arab Spring. Jomaa, who recently delivered an address at the JFK Jr. Forum, and Salem, who led a seminar at the Middle East Initiative, go into detail about how Tunisia’s strong national identity, existing civil service society and commitment to a secular government have set it apart.

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For more information on this publication: Please contact Middle East Initiative
For Academic Citation: “HKS PolicyCast: Tunisia and the Arab Spring.” News, , May 13, 2015.
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