Tunisia was ruled as a police state for over two decades. The deposed president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali was “the man with the iron fists” par excellence. The country was ironically referred to as a “safe and secure” haven. Yet the Tunisian revolution had revealed the fragility behind this façade of security. In particular, 
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Rethinking Tunisian Border Security
By: Eya Jrad | Friday, May 30th, 2014Post-Revolution Challenges to Libyan Border Security
By: David McDonough | Wednesday, April 16th, 2014Following the overthrow of Gaddafi, Libya’s new government confronted a steadily declining political and security situation. In Benghazi, where the 2011 revolution began, there has been an upward trend of violence. The capital Tripoli has seen armed men besieging government ministries and even storming Parliament. Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was first kidnapped and more
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