Featured Publications
Selected policy analysis and political commentary by Demos Tunisia experts
An Eye on Arab Democratization Series
Edited by Larbi Sadiki and published by the Toda Peace Institute (March 2026). The contributions are by members of the Arab Democracy Study Group, a Demos Tunisia initiative.
The Arab Spring Rollback and Varieties of Arab 'Autocratization' Larbi Sadiki — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
A New Syria in a 'New Middle East': Challenges and Opportunities for Democratization Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Lebanon's Democratization: The Impasse of Political Parties Reform Dania Koleilat Khatib & Amine Bashir — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Democratic Backsliding in Mauritania: Challenges and Trends Ahmedou Menna — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
On the Erosion of Tunisia's Once-Promising Democratisation Experiment Moncef Khaddar — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Iraq's Precarious Political System: Consociationalism and Permanent Crisis Khalil Fadl Osman — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Egypt's Divided Political Society and 'Loyal Opposition' Mohammed Moussa — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
An Eye on Moroccan Democratization: Towards an Adaptation? Aisha Kadaoui — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Policy Challenges to Democratization in the Occupied Palestinian Territory Hanan Kaoud — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Arab Women's Inclusiveness: Navigating Terrains of De-Democratization and Conflict Layla Saleh — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Yemen: An Aborted Democratic Dream Nabil Al-Bukairi — Toda Peace Institute, 2026
Tunisia
Tunisia's Revolution 14 Years On: 'The Emperor Has No Clothes' Larbi Sadiki — Al Jazeera, January 2025
' Free Palestine': The Cry of Tunisia's Next Hirak? Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Eurozine, July 2024
Seeing Tunisia's Civil Society During Un-civil Times Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Istituto Affari Internazionali, March 2024
The End of Tunisia's Spring? Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Eurozine, June 2023
Tunisia's Ennahdha Is at a Crossroads Larbi Sadiki — Al Jazeera, August 2021
President Saied: 'Superman' or Voice of Tunisia's Downtrodden? Larbi Sadiki — Al Jazeera, August 2021
The 25th of July: Tunisia's Revolution, Part 2? Larbi Sadiki — Al Jazeera, July 2021
Tunisia's Presidential Power-grab Is a Test for Its Democracy Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — openDemocracy, July 2021
Arab World
Why the Arab Spring was Never a Failure Larbi Sadiki — Al Jazeera, December 2025
The Gutting of Palestine Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Eurozine, June 2025
Civil Society in the New Syria Larbi Sadiki & Layla Saleh — Eurozine, February 2025
Palestine: A 'Test' for Feminist Foreign Policy Layla Saleh — LSE Engenderings Blog, January 2024
