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Sarah Yerkes

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Sarah Yerkes is a senior fellow in the Middle East Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Recent Policy Analysis by Sarah Yerkes

A Tunisian maritime patrol boat intercepts a migrant boat in the Mediterranean - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
Tunisia Shows How Europe’s Approach to Migration Is Untenable
Feb 7, 2025
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  • Sarah Yerkes
  • Sabina Henneberg
Imed Khemiri, a senior official in the Ennahda party and member of the Salvation Front (L) takes part in a protest, demanding the release of imprisoned journalists, activists, opposition figures and setting a date for fair presidential elections in Tunis, Tunisia May 12, 2024 - source: Reuters
Articles & Testimony
How Autocracy Prevailed in Tunisia
Nov 4, 2024
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  • Sarah Yerkes
  • Sabina Henneberg
Flag of Tunisia
Brief Analysis
Tunisia Is Holding an Election—But Will Voters Show Up?
Sep 27, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes
People waiting to buy bread in Tunis, 2024.
In-Depth Reports
Avoiding the Election Error in Tunisia:
Why U.S. Policy Should Focus on Real Reform, Not Votes
Jun 13, 2024
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes
Tunisia's King Mohammed VI addresses the Tunisian parliament
Articles & Testimony
Tunisia Can “Bounce Back” from Authoritarianism with Proper Support
May 16, 2023
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes
Articles & Testimony
How the United States Can—and Should—Continue to Support Tunisia
May 4, 2023
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  • Sabina Henneberg
  • Sarah Yerkes
All Policy Analysis by Sarah Yerkes
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