Alexa Smith

Democratic Erosion in Turkey: Elections, Institutions, and Media Under Erdoğan

Turkey, once hailed as a model of democracy for its neighbors, has experienced a steady democratic decline over more than two decades of rule by President Erdoğan and the AKP (Justice and...

Tunisia Under Saied: The Unraveling of the Arab Spring’s Lone Success Story

Boston University, Featured

On January 31, 2026, Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the country’s state of emergency once more, now marking ten consecutive years of its being in effect. While he initially framed this as a...