Luigi Narbone News Today

It has almost become a truism about Middle East politics that cooperation on behalf of a better future for this tumultuous region will continue to remain elusive and out of reach. Recent stalled talks in Vienna to bring the United States back into the nuclear deal with Iran (and Iran back into compliance with the deal), reinforce this negative bias, as do dashed hopes for settlements in the civil wars in Yemen and Libya.  

Tunisias informal trade networks reflect growing trends: the countrys progressive shift away from Europe, and the rise of Turkey and China as major trade partners.