Middle East Policy Writer

Dore Feith

1 article 2018

Dore Feith contributed to The Weekly Standard, writing about Middle Eastern politics and democratization. Their 2018 article examined Tunisia's unique trajectory as the sole enduring success story of the Arab Spring.

Why Tunisia Is the One Lasting Success of the Arab Spring

January 11, 2018 · Books, Arab Spring, book reviews

The Iranian political demonstrations now under way have roots in the Arab Spring upheavals that began in December 2010 in North Africa. The starting point was Tunisia, the rare success story of the Arab Spring—despite two major terrorist attacks in 2015 and this week’s protests against austerity,…