Policy Analysis
2024
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia abandons two-state solution; courts Iran, China, and Russia.” Brookings Institution, June 5, 2024. Covered in North Africa Post, Tunisie Telegraph, African Manager, Kapitalis.
Shady ElGhazaly Harb and Sharan Grewal. “The day-after peace in Gaza will be fragile. Here’s how to make it work.” Washington Post, May 22, 2024.
Sharan Grewal. “Why Militaries Support Presidential Coups.” Journal of Democracy, May 6, 2024.
“The impact of Iran’s attack on Israel.” Brookings Institution, April 15, 2024.
“6 months on: What is the impact of the war in Gaza? Brookings experts reflect on the conflict.” Brookings Institution, April 5, 2024.
Sharan Grewal. “How Disinformation Fueled the Tunisian Revolution.” New Lines Magazine, January 12, 2024.
2023
Sharan Grewal, “When do militaries undermine democratization?” Brookings Institution, November 3, 2023.
“The Israel-Gaza Crisis: Brookings experts weigh in.” Brookings Institution, October 13, 2023. Quoted in LA Times, ABC, and others.
Sharan Grewal, M.Tahir Kilavuz, and Yuree Noh. “Does genderwashing taint the struggle for gender equality?” Brookings Institution, August 9, 2023.
Webinar, “Soldiers of democracy? The Tunisian military and the presidential coup,” Brookings Institution, July 25, 2023. Recording. Coverage.
Webinar, “Sisi's Egypt: Ten Years Since the Coup,” Project on Middle East Democracy, June 30, 2023. Coverage.
Webinar, “Refugees and Migrants under threat in Tunisia,” co-hosted by the Brookings Institution and Refugees International, June 5, 2023. Coverage.
Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal. “It’s not too late: How to save Tunisian democracy.” Brookings Institution, May 9, 2023.
“An Open Letter to President Biden on Democracy and U.S. Policy towards Tunisia,” May 3, 2023, https://tunisiaopenletter.com/.
Covered by Al-Jazeera, DAWN, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, African Manager, Nessma, and Rassd, among others
Sharan Grewal. “What should the US do to help support and restore democracy in Tunisia?” CSID, February 15, 2023.
2022
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia’s parliamentary election draws a collective shrug.” The Brookings Institution, December 21, 2022.
Sharan Grewal, Ian DeHaven, and Salah-Dean Satouri. “Will Tunisia’s opposition unite against the July 25 referendum?” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, July 22, 2022.
Sharan Grewal, Salah-Dean Satouri, and Ian DeHaven. “Tunisia’s new constitution will only worsen its political crisis.” The Brookings Institution, July 6, 2022.
Sharan Grewal. “Restoring Tunisia’s democracy requires pressure — and an off-ramp for Kais Saied.” The Brookings Institution, May 26, 2022.
Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia is sliding back into authoritarianism. Here’s what the U.S. should do.” The Washington Post, May 9, 2022.
Mohamed Dhia Hammami and Sharan Grewal, “How much popular support does Tunisia’s president really have?” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, April 26, 2022. PDF.
2021
Sharan Grewal and Zachary White, “Executing Orders or Eroding Democracy? The Role of Tunisia’s Military in Kaïs Saïed’s Power Grab.” Project on Middle East Democracy, December 1, 2021.
Sharan Grewal, “How Democracy Can Win Out in Sudan,” Journal of Democracy, November 22, 2021.
Sharan Grewal. “How COVID-19 helped legitimate the Tunisian President’s Power Grab.” Project on Middle East Democracy, August 23, 2021.
Sharan Grewal. “Kais Saied’s Power Grab in Tunisia.” Brookings Institution, July 26, 2021.
Sharan Grewal. “Ten years in, Tunisian democracy remains a work in progress.” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, January 14, 2021. PDF. Reprinted by Brookings.
2020
Risa Brooks and Sharan Grewal. “Would the U.S. military repress protesters? Lessons from the Arab Spring.” War on the Rocks, June 10, 2020.
M.Tahir Kilavuz and Sharan Grewal. “Algerians have been protesting for a year. Here’s what you need to know.” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, February 22, 2020.
Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid. “The Dark Side of Consensus in Tunisia: Lessons from 2015-2019.” The Brookings Institution, January 31, 2020.
2019
Project on Middle East Democracy: “Is a Democratic Transition Possible in Algeria? Fourteen Experts Respond.” December 9, 2019.
Grewal, Sharan. “Algerians have been protesting for months. What’s changed?” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, November 13, 2019. Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3.
Mighri, Hamza and Sharan Grewal. “Reforming Tunisia’s military courts.” The Brookings Institution, November 7, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Winners and losers of Tunisia’s parliamentary elections.” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post, October 8, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Political outsiders sweep Tunisia's presidential elections.” The Brookings Institution, September 16, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Essebsi, founding father of Tunisia's second republic, leaves mixed legacy." The Brookings Institution, July 25, 2019.
Sharan Grewal, M.Tahir Kilavuz, and Robert Kubinec. “Algeria’s Uprising: A Survey of Protesters and the Military.” Brookings Institution. July 15, 2019. Appendix.
Nathaniel Allen and Sharan Grewal. “Can Sudan’s Military be Convinced to Support Democracy?” War on the Rocks. June 25, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “The cancellation of Algeria’s elections is an opportunity for democratization.” The Brookings Institution. June 4, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Why the Tunisian military ignored orders and sided with protesters.” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post. May 21, 2019.
Alistair Taylor, Sarah Yerkes, and Sharan Grewal. Podcast: “Tunisia’s Search for Political Leadership.” Middle East Institute, May 7, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Why Algeria’s army abandoned Bouteflika.” Monkey Cage, The Washington Post. April 5, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Algeria’s army calls for the president’s removal.” The Brookings Institution. March 27, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Religious Authority in Tunisia.” Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, March 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Bouteflika’s Bid for Time.” The Brookings Institution. March 14, 2019.
Torrey Taussig, Salam Fayyad, and Sharan Grewal. Podcast: “The Next Democracy Debate in the Middle East.” The Brookings Institution. March 12, 2019.
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisian Democracy at a Crossroads.” The Brookings Institution. February 26, 2019.
Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal. “What Iran's 1979 revolution meant for the Muslim Brotherhood.” The Brookings Institution. January 24, 2019.
2018
Shadi Hamid and Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia’s tough lesson for Mohammed bin Salman.” The Washington Post. November 28.
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia needs a constitutional court.” The Brookings Institution. November 20.
Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid. “Democratic Tunisia is taking the wrong path in the fight against terrorism.” The Washington Post. November 1.
Sharan Grewal. “In another first, Tunisia criminalizes racism.” The Brookings Institution. October 15.
Sharan Grewal and Shadi Hamid. “Tunisia Just Lost its Anchor of Stability. That’s a Good Thing.” Foreign Policy. October 12. PDF.
Sharan Grewal. “Can Tunisia find a compromise on equal inheritance?” The Brookings Institution. September 25.
Sharan Grewal and Matthew Cebul. “What does Tunis think of its first female mayor?” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. July 12.
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisia’s Security Forces Balance Politics and Neutrality.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. May 10.
Sharan Grewal. “Where are Ennahdha’s Competitors?” Baker Institute for Public Policy. April 26.
Sharan Grewal. “Time to Rein in Tunisia’s Police Unions.” Project on Middle East Democracy. March 29.
2017
Sharan Grewal. “Tunisian Security Forces Rock the Vote.” Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. February 16.
Sharan Grewal, Matthew Cebul, and Alexander Kustov. “Does it matter that people overestimate the number of Muslims in America?” Political Violence at a Glance. December 22.
Sharan Grewal. “How Tunisia’s military has changed during its transition to democracy.” Monkey Cage. The Washington Post. March 8.
Sharan Grewal. “A Quiet Revolution: The Tunisian Military After Ben Ali.” Carnegie Middle East Center. February 24. PDF.
2016
Sharan Grewal. “Why Tunisia didn’t follow Egypt’s path." Monkey Cage. The Washington Post. February 4, 2015.
Sharan Grewal. "The logic of partially suspending aid to Egypt." Monkey Cage. The Washington Post. October 12, 2013.