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Samir Hamdi

 

Items by Samir Hamdi

  • Why was there such a low turnout in Tunisia’s election?

    The parliamentary election was finally held in Tunisia at the weekend as the final stage of establishing the institutions of the new political system overseen by President Kais Saied. The process began with the drafting of a new constitution and a referendum to adopt it. The election will produce...

  • The judiciary in Tunisia is between reform and subjugation

    After the Tunisian President, Kais Saied, decided to dissolve the Supreme Judicial Council, put its headquarters under guard and prevent the members of the Council and its employees from carrying out their work as usual, the Tunisian judiciary is on the verge of fighting a new battle in order...

  • Is normalisation with Israel treachery or an internal affair for governments to decide?

    The issue of normalisation with Israel has dominated the Tunisian presidential election debate and become a public concern. It was also a key factor in the electoral run off in the second round that brought Nabil Karoui and Kais Saied head to head, especially when the latter announced in...

  • What does Haftar want with Tunisia?

    Tunisian social media sites, quoting Libyan websites, circulated a video of officers belonging to retired Major General Khalifa Haftar’s militias threatening Tunisia and its people. Haftar’s followers, who seem to belong to the religious extremist groups, appeared to threaten to take control of Tunisia, after completing their control over...

  • The Tunisian revolution and the nature of tyranny

    With the early signs of the popular movement’s victory in Tunisia and the fleeing of the tyrant Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, controversy emerged within political circles regarding the nature of what had happened. The event seemed too big for some to comprehend or respond to in accordance with...

  • Peres and Otaiba… A new Middle East

    When the Emirati Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al-Otaiba, spoke about the strategy of his country’s government and those that have allied with them on what he called seeking a vision for a new Middle East in the next decade, governed by strong and stable secular governments, it was clear,...

  • Who benefits from the Gulf crisis?

    When the decision was made to blockade Qatar, the three countries behind it, as well as the failed governments that followed them, believed that the Qatari government and people would crumble and surrender, asking for mercy from its besiegers. Therefore, these governments acted arrogantly and presented Qatar with a...

  • The Maghreb and the Gulf controversy

    Developments in the Gulf have cast a shadow over the political landscape in the entire Arab world. As is the case with all significant political events, positions and judgments have differed according to loyalties and calculations. While Al-Sisi’s regime in Egypt has naturally sided with the Saudi Arabia-UAE alliance,...

  • Nidaa Tunis’ problem and the government’s performance

    When the Nidaa Tunis party emerged on the Tunisian political scene at the end of 2012, it appeared to be the only possible alternative to the three party coalition formed by the Ennahda party, the coalition led by Moncef Marzouki, and the cluster of parties being led by Mustapha...