and the Organization of African Unity. It was also a key participant in the
the Col War with Third World groupings such as the Non-Aligned Movement
desclopment of Maghrebi cooperation (or lack thereof) were conducted by Slim
founding of the Arab Maghrebi Union (UMA) in 1989. Analyses of the historical
1980 and Deeh (1989). Aghrout and Sutton (1990) provided a valuable ently
given the economic problems of regional cooperation between developing coun
study of the UMA, with a rather skeptical assessment of the grouping potential
has foreign economic policy implications. Both Perkins (1986) and Deeb and
Because of Tunisia's small size, much of Tunisia's domestic economic policy
nisia's foreign policy. Works cited earlier on domestic politics and economie
policy have a bearing on foreign policy, for example, Kamelgarn (1978). Sinon
(1979) offered a study of Tunisian immigration to Europe, also drawing attention
to Tunisia's position within an economic space dominated by Europe
tries
COMPARATIVE REGIONAL STUDIES
Finally, one is able to gain insight into Tunisia with the help of several re.
gional and comparative works. Spencer's (1993) study of Maghrebi politics
highlights Tunisia's role in the UMA. Tessler, Entelis, and White (1995) offer
a chapter on Tunisian politics. Moore's (1970) and Entelis's (1980) comparative
treatments of Maghrebi politics contain extensive analyses of Tunisian polities.
Parker's (1984) study of the Maghreb treats Bourguiba's Tunisia as a firm ally
of the United States. Zartman and Habeeb's (1993) edited volune pursued the
matic concerns, rather than country-by-country analyses. Hermassi and Vandewalle's article on state-society relations in that volume is of particular note,
Finally, the Annuaire de l'Afrique du Nord is an indispensable source of analysis
and information
FUTURE RESEARCH CONCERNS
Future scholarship may find it valuable to engage Tunisian politics on two
perhaps related levels. At the level of domestic polities, the Tunisian political
system continues to close. The promise of the early years of the change of
regime on November 7, 1987, has given way to disappointment ten years later
as the Ben Ali regime continues to eradicate all opposition in the name of
stopping Islamists. While the government is supported by the European Union
and the United States because
the country is not Algeria," Tunisia risks losing
entirely a loyal opposition. The implications of Tunisia's closure need to be
examined more directly.
At the international level, Tunisia continues to place its stock in an economic
space dominated by Europe. The government signed a Partnership Agreement
with the European Union in July 1995. The agreement will create a free trade
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