NEWS AND ANALYSIS
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8 January, by Messaoud Romdhani
The 2011 Tunisian Revolution: Promise and Peril
"No phenomenon we know in life matches the revolution in its ability to summon hope, inspire it, and also betray it!" Asaf Bayet, prominent sociologist and scholar The Lesson of Zoshchenko’s (…) -
15 December 2025, by Mackenzie Campbell
Addressing Food Insecurity in the Classroom: Sri Lanka’s School Meals Program
On September 16th, 2025, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education announced that 32 billion rupees will be allocated to a national school meal program. Despite the (…)
Alternatives International Journal
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1 July 2017, by Messaoud Romdhani
Leaving Maghreb Youth on the Sidelines
Whether they are in Tataouine (Tunisia) or in El-Houceima (Morocco), young people are facing the same problems: long-term unemployment, endemic poverty and deliberate marginalization. Instead of (…) -
1 July 2017, by Mouin Rabbani
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the Gulf Cooperation Council Crisis
It is tempting, and not entirely inaccurate, to dismiss the escalating crisis between Qatar and a number of its neighbors as a petulant princely playground spat. Extending this tempting logic, one (…)
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