The Reconfiguration of Ennahdha’s Recruitment Strategy in Tunisia
The author examines how Ennahdha’s new recruitment processes will likely affect the party's identity, member loyalty and…
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A Doomed Relationship: Ennahdha and Salafism
Contrary to expectations, the relationship between Ennahdha and the Salafis in Tunisia was destined for failure. The authors…
April 27, 2018 Where Are Ennahdha’s Competitors?
Ennahdha, a political party of Muslim democrats, is a major force in Tunisia's emergence as a democracy. The author explains…
April 26, 2018 
Building Pluralistic and Inclusive States Post-Arab Spring
In February 2018, the Baker Institute, the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy, and the…
April 26, 2018 
Health, Not Health Care: What’s the Difference? April 25, 2018
This presentation examined the assumptions underlying the United States’ $3.3 trillion annual health expenditures and…
Too Strategic for the Base: How the Nidaa-Ennahdha Alliance Has Done More Harm Than Good
This brief explores how the alliance between Tunisia's two leading political parties — Nidaa Tounes and Ennahdha — has…
April 25, 2018 
Long-term Macroeconomic Effects of the 2017 Corporate Tax Cuts
This study uses a dynamic equilibrium model to project the long-term economic impact of the corporate tax cuts.
April 24, 2018 
Political Enablers of Energy Subsidy Reform in Middle Eastern Oil Exporters
A series of converging trends provided political cover for reforms of long-standing energy subsidies launched by oil…
April 23, 2018 
A Welcome Moment of Nonpartisanship
Baker Institute director Edward P. Djerejian comments on a welcome moment of nonpartisanship after the April 21, 2018…
April 22, 2018 
Houston at the Crossroads: Resilience and Sustainability in the 21st Century
In this paper, Jim Blackburn examines some of the major issues currently facing the city of Houston — flooding, the climate…
April 20, 2018