11 posts
EU and transition in Tunisia
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This blog which is called ‘Neighbourhood’, rather than ‘Eastern neighbourhood’, makes a small step towards living up to its name… As a more substantial follow up to my post on post-revolutionary Tunisia, here is an ECFR...
Italian Prosecutor to Open Criminal Investigations Against 6000 Tunisians for Illegal Immigration
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The chief criminal prosecutor of Agrigento, Sicily, Renato Di Natale, has opened criminal cases on charges of illegal immigration against the Tunisians who arrived in Lampedusa over the past several weeks. Cases have been opened against hundreds of...
Chaos at Libyan-Tunisian border
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A photo of what is apparently the Ras Jdir (Ra’s Ajdir) crossing on the Libya- Tunisia border on 1 March 2011. (Photo Credit Reuters via Al Jazeera.) Tagged: Border crossing, Libya, Migrants, Ra's Ajdir, Ras Jdir, Refugees, Tunisa, UNH...
Shanghai View: Jasmine Tea Revolutions?
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A lot has been made of the implications for China of the current wave of revolutionary zeal in North Africa and the Middle East. From Shanghai, however, much of this seems overplayed; I have foundRead more…...
"We have a democratic calling"
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Catherine Ashton, the High Representative, has just spoken to the European Parliament in Brussels on Tunisia and Egypt.On Tunisia, Ashton was able to describe what action is being taken. She will submit a proposal to the Foreign Affairs Council on re...

