Lawfare Podcast Episode #33: An Address by Rached Ghannouchi
On May 31, 2013, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted Rached Ghannouchi, co-founder and president of Tunisia's Islamist ruling party, Al Nahda, for an address on the future of democracy in the country. Martin Indyk, Vice President of the Foreign Policy program, provided introductory remarks, and Saban Center Director Tamara Cofman Wittes moderated the discussion that followed.
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On May 31, 2013, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution hosted Rached Ghannouchi, co-founder and president of Tunisia's Islamist ruling party, Al Nahda, for an address on the future of democracy in the country. Martin Indyk, Vice President of the Foreign Policy program, provided introductory remarks, and Saban Center Director Tamara Cofman Wittes moderated the discussion that followed.
Mr. Ghannouchi’s remarks centered around the progress Tunisia has made toward democracy since the Arab awakening began---particularly in the wake of tough economic times, the war in Libya, and extremist violence within its borders. The conversation also covered the different Islamist movements in the region (readers will want to re-read Laura Dean's pertinent guest post on different Salafi groups in the Arab world) as well as the lessons Tunisia’s revolution can teach us about prospects for successful democratic transitions elsewhere in the Middle East.
A video of Mr. Ghannouchi's remarks is below the fold.
Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.
