By Alex Shams The Arab Spring electrified progressives around the world in a revolutionary momentum unlike any we have witnessed in a generation. Images of square after Arab square filled to the brim with protesters calling for democratic reforms have helped provide those of us struggling to maintain our faith in “people power” with a [...]

After reading Lauren E. Bohn’s article “Tunisia’s Forgotten Revolutionaries,” in Foreign Policy tonight, several questions came to mind: How come the citizens of the country wish to vote for the party that simply facilitates the means to ends – if not the ends themselves, as a government should be partially responsible for – yet, almost [...]

Tunisia has become the 116th state to join the International Criminal Court. At a UN ceremony in New York City this past Thursday, the nation became the first of it’s North African neighbors to sign onto the court. Though small in size and economy, the country is widely regarded as the template for the Arab [...]