Tunisia: Current Issues

Abstract

Tunisia has a stable, highly authoritarian government led by President Zine ben Ali, who was elected for a fifth term in October 2009. Ben Ali's Constitutional Democratic Rally (RCD) party controls parliament, state and local governments, and most political activity. There are significant limitations on human rights but marked advancements for women and girls. Tunisia has experienced occasional attacks by Islamist terrorists, and Tunisian expatriates have been arrested in Europe and North America on terrorism-related charges. Tunisia is a non-oil-exporting, middle-class country with a diverse, growing economy, and high unemployment. U.S.-Tunisian relations today largely emphasize cooperation in countering terrorism, although Tunisia would like greater focus on trade.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 19, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512803

Entities

People

  • Carol Migdalovitz

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Counterterrorism
  • Criminal Investigations
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • Law
  • Military Education
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States

Readers

  • Economics
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security
  • Strategic Security Studies