Mohamed HADDAD
فريق بر الامان La rédaction de Barr al Aman
Unsurprisingly, Tunisia is facing an unprecedented health and economic crisis amid the covid19 outbreak. The newly elected government headed by Elyes Fakhfakh decided on March 22nd to impose an early general lockdown on...
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Maha Ben Gadha
Work. Democratize, Decommodify, Remediate
Working humans are so much more than “resources.” This is one of the central lessons of the current crisis. Caring for the sick; delivering food, medication, and other essentials; clearing away our waste; stocking the...
Covid-19: Will patents hinder access to vaccines and medical treatments?
“The first and only priority for trade negotiators at this time should be to remove all obstacles, including intellectual property rules, in existing agreements that hinder timely and affordable access to medical...
Hafawa Rebhi
Tunisia/Jemna: The State Jealous of a NGO that overruns it
For the inhabitants of Jemna, making the revolution is synonymous to land reappropriation. On January 12th of 2011, two days before the escape of Ben Ali, the villagers already saw the end of the regime. And while...
Global trade war: where do developing countries stand?
Are “developing’ countries privileged by their status in the World Trade Organization? In fact, this tag opens doors to various trade flexibilities: it seems to burden Donald Trump as he insisted to “end unfair trade...
Nada Trigui
Tunisia: Olive oil, the curse of abundance
The record-breaking olive harvest makes the Tunisian government rejoice. But voiced concerns of farmers and transformers expose the hidden complexities of a fragile sector and raise questions about its future. “I...
The CFA Franc, the Saga of a (neo)colonial currency
Bustling is the history of the CFA Franc. While some believe that this divisive currency should be resting in the old collections of numismatists fond of colonial history, the CFA franc still runs today in the veins of...
Can Modern Monetary Theory solve Africa’s debt crisis ?
For centuries, indebtedness has been a feature of African economies. Debt has been so heavy and unsustainable that it is often thought to be irrevocable. Is indebtedness really irredeemable? And can monetary sovereignty...
Tunisian dinar: a state-building story (AUDIO)
Mohamed Haddad interviewed Myriam Amri at the end of the conference about her ongoing research (Arabic): In her exposé titled the Making of the Dinar producing the State in Postcolonial Tunisia, Myriam Amri explores the...
Key notes of Kais Saied first Presidential Speech
Today, October 23rd, the President-elect Kais Saied gave oath in font of the parliament. These are key notes of his first presidential speech. The people of Tunisia invented new ways of a revolution in total respect of...
National Security Council, “a think tank rather than a parallel government” says Kamel Akrout
Interview with Kamel Akrout, adviser of the Président of the Republic in charge of National Security Council. Despite being the architect of this institution, this retired Amiral of the Tunisian Marines speaks little to...
No doubt. The lobbying contract of Olfa Rambourg, head of Aich Tounsi, is genuine
4 days before the legislative elections, the lobbying contracts revealed by Al Monitor MENA sparked a fire in an already tense Tunisian electoral atmosphere. While the $1 Million Karoui contract stole the attention...
Kais Saied, the conservative legal expert
The candidacy of Kais Said for the anticipated presidential elections embodies the aggregation of several elements. First, it is the entry of the academic, and the legal expert in the field of political competition...
IMF/Tunisia: Slow economic recovery. Painful reforms shall continue
Further painful reforms are yet to be implemented despite relative content on Tunisia's slow economic recovery. In a joint press conference with the Tunisian Central Bank, the IMF expressed content over a slow recovery...
Tunisia / ALECA: A Narrative of Fears and Desires (analysis)
A central part of the activism against ALECA is to promote and enable a clear conversation about all the details and to ensure that as many stakeholders as possible are informed and involved in this process. Studies...
Siavash Eshghi
DCFTA / Tunisia: you have no idea what the DCFTA can do for you…
By Mohamed Haddad, editor in chief & Khansa Ben Tarjem, President of Barr al Aman. “Can we sell more olive oil in Europe? Can we mention that it is a product coming from Tunisia? Would it be possible to postpone...
Khansa Ben Tarjem
DCFTA / Tunisia: Negotiating in the dark
This article was written by Fadil Aliriza in collaboration with the editorial board of Barr al Aman A new trade agreement between Tunisia and the European Union is at work and is raising crucial questions. The...
