January 2021: TUNISIA'S Delicate Diplomacy, a Decade After the Arab Spring

It has been 10 years since the Arab Spring, which started in
Tunisia in 2011 and forced the exile of its president and
strongman, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Now, a democratic Tunisia
assumes the UN Security Council rotating presidency in January as
an elected member. To discuss Tunisia's priorities and diplomatic
strategy, we are joined by Tunisia’s ambassador to the UN, Tarek
Ladeb, and Youssef Cherif, director of Columbia University’s Global
Center in Tunis and a political analyst specializing in North
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