Sami Hamdi is the Managing Director of the International Interest, a global risk and intelligence company. He advises governments on the geopolitical dynamics of Europe and the MENA region, and has significant expertise in advising companies on commercial issues related to volatile political environments and their implications on market entry, market expansion, and managing of stakeholders. Sami is also featured as a commentator on English, Arabic, and French media including Aljazeera, Sky News, BBC, TRT, Sputnik, and other outlets.
When Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the parliament on July 25, there was an expectation that he had become all-powerful. Ennahda was cowed into U-turning on their criticism of Saied’s decisions as Ghannouchi announced that he “welcomed the President’s move to rectify the course of the democratic transition”. The army proceeded to implement his orders and deploy a tank at the gates of the Tunisian Parliament to prevent any MPs
Among the first decisions of the Biden administration was to publicly chastise Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Bin Salman. The US announced it would end logistical support for the war in Yemen, and released a report on the murder of Khashoggi that implicated the Crown Prince directly. The belief in the White House was that, with pressure being made to bear on Riyadh, the Houthis would be more encouraged to come to
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When Tunisian President Kais Saied suspended the parliament on July 25, there was an expectation that he had become all-powerful. Ennahda was cowed into U-turning on their criticism of Saied’s decisions as
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Among the first decisions of the Biden administration was to publicly chastise Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Bin Salman. The US announced it would end logistical support for the war in Yemen, and released
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