Feb 2024
Democracy on the brink in Tunisia?
In 2011, Tunisians took to the streets against the ruling authoritarian regime. Catalysed by social media, the protests would reverberate around the world, spark the Arab Spring and lead to significant democratic reforms in the country. More recently, Tunisia’s democracy has reac ... Show More
19m 36s
Apr 2023
Tunisia’s democracy on the brink
Tunisia in North Africa was the birthplace of the Arab Spring, a wave of popular uprisings that shook or toppled authoritarian regimes in the region. But, after a decade of fragile democracy, in 2019 a new strongman, President Kais Saied, swept to power. He directed his campaign ... Show More
49m 5s
Feb 2024
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny dies in prison; Europe's reaction to Trump's incendiary remarks about NATO; Prospects for peace in the Israel-Hamas war; Giorgia Meloni's moment; Allies of Pakistan’s jailed ex-leader Imran Khan win big in Pakistan
This week on the show, David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, joins the show to discuss the tragic death of Putin’s opposition leader Alexey Navalny inside a Russian prison, Navalny’s legacy, and what this means for Putin’s Russia.
Then, former Prime Minister to Sweden, Carl ... Show More
42m 33s
في تونس جولة ثانية من الانتخابات التشريعية لم تحمل أي جديد .. انتخابات كرست عزوف الناخب التونسي .. برلمان جديد بتحديات كبيرة وصلاحيات محدودة .. و أزمة متفاقمة بين الرئيس قيس سعيد و الاتحاد العام التونسي للشغل، أكبر مركزية نقابية في البلاد، كَيفَ يبدُو المشهد السياسي في تونس بعد إسدال الستار على خارطة الطريق الرئيس التونسي ؟ ما رسائل العزوف المُتكرر عن التصوي ... Show More