Publications
It may not be easy to change the world, but it is criminal not to try
Title: “It may not be easy to change the world, but it is criminal not to try.” Subhead: An interview with former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki By John Gunnison On October 6th, Moncef Marzouki visited Fletcher for the first installment of Shapers, the Dean’s Lecture Series. The first democratically-elected President of Tunisia after its uprising
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Corona days -How am I still alive ?
In 1962, I was a student at the French college of Tangiers, Morocco. I recall that day terrifying and exciting at once- when my classmates and our mathematics professor started debating about what we should expect and do after the breaking of the atomic war between Russian and Americans. The world then seemed on the
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Interview – Times of Africa
Questionnaire for H.E. Mr. Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia 26-2-2014 How the “Jasmine Revolution” brought a new breeze of life for Tunisians and how it is still proving as a great milestone in economic enhancement of the country? The Jasmine Revolution is the international name of what we call in Tunisia
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The Tunisian Revolution: Achievements and disillusions
Conference, Oxford University; Middle East studies center June 7, 2018 Thank you, Professor Rogan for this generous introduction and for the invitation to address this distinguished gathering. I have always admired Oxford’s commitment to academic excellence. It is, therefore, a great honor for me to be here at St Antony’s College. I would
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the Arab Spring has just started
Harvard University 03-04-2017 Thank you very much, Professor (Massoud) for this generous introduction. Ladies and gentlemen First of all let me express my deepest gratitude for this invitation. It’s a major honor and a precious opportunity to address such an esteemed assembly about such an important issue as the Arab Spring and its lessons.
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Governing for the next generations
US –African summit – Washington –sept 2014 Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, For the past two years and a half since I have represented Tunisia in international summits, I have regularly included in the official delegation two young students who have distinguished themselves for their outstanding academic achievement. A lot of them had
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Constitution making in Tunisia
University South Carolina 16-3-2017 Ladies and gentlemen In the night of 26 -27 January 2014, I was like millions of Tunisians taken by the (ANC) that is the National Constituent Assembly’s debates, which were broadcasted live on television. We were at the final stage, the last struggle between the political forces represented
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Tunisian transition to Democracy: Threats and hopes
Los Angeles UCLA – Center of Middle -East studies 9-2-2018 First, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Asli Bali and the “Center for Near Eastern Studies” for inviting me, and I thank all of you for being here. It is an honor and a precious opportunity, to
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What is left from the Arab spring ?
Conference at the German American institute – Heidelberg 6mars 2016 Distinguished guests It is an honor for me to be with you today and I welcome this opportunity to talk about a political process that is so important for my country and my region, but also for yours. In
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Atlantic Council speech
Washington 4/8/2014 Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for giving me this opportunity to talk about Tunisia, a country that has followed an exceptional path since January 2010, and that appears today as the only remaining beacon of hope for democracy and stability in the Arab world. In a somber regional context,
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It’s good to be an Islamist, it’s better to be a Muslim
Conference Essen – Germany , November 2018 ( Turkish students association) Kemal Ergün IGMG President M Şener Cebeci Turkish konsul Essen M Ünal Ünalan Chairman of the youth organisation M Selçuk Çiçek Chairman of the student department First of all, I would like to thank the organizers of this important meeting for their invitation
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Tunisia after the revolution
Columbia University – Sept 2014 Ladies and gentlemen, Professors, and students, Thank you very much for this invitation. It is an honor for me to be given the opportunity to talk about Tunisia in one of the most prominent universities. This lecture represents a compelling challenge for me, as it requires me
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The Tunisian Revolution: Achievements and disillusions
Conference, Oxford University; Middle East studies center June 7, 2018 Thank you, Professor Rogan for this generous introduction and for the invitation to address this distinguished gathering. I have always admired Oxford’s commitment to academic excellence. It is, therefore, a great honor for me to be here at St Antony’s College. I would
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Freedom Award
2012 Wroclaw Global Forum Freedom Awards Freedom Award vendredi 1er juin 2012 Voir en ligne : 2012 Wroclaw Global Forum Freedom Awards Dinner : 6/1/12 – Transcript HEDI BEN ABBES – Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, Americas and Asia – : Thank you all. Mr. President, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf
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All Arab Dictators Will Fall
الثلثاء 15 كانون الثاني (يناير) 2013 All Arab Dictators Will Fall By Moncef Marzouki Jan 14, 2013 12:31 AM GMT+0100 The U.S. futurist Alvin Toffler used to say that when a society reaches a certain degree of development, democracy becomes a technical necessity, not simply an ethical one. This rule didn’t seem to apply to
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