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Tag: Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali
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Nation & World
Power, personified
In a talk on his book “The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life,” Professor Roger Owen described how the Arab world’s dictators came to power — and how their curious political network helped fuel the eventual uprisings against some of them.
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Nation & World
The tipping point
Seemingly overnight, people in the Mideast and North Africa have risen in anger to demand more freedom. Is this the beginning of democracy in the Arab world, or a new era of political chaos? Harvard analysts offer insights on what is likely to come next.
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Nation & World
After the uprising
A pair of Harvard experts addressed unrest in Tunisia — and whether it will lead to a truly democratic government — in a panel discussion at the Harvard Kennedy School.
