This week, military planes began to fly home the remains of victims of last Friday’s rampage in Sousse, as a Tunisian terror cell promised more attacks.
Meanwhile, many Tunisians and Tunisia watchers are calling for a careful balance in the government’s response: strengthened security without infringement on the democracy that emerged from the Arab Spring and set Tunisia apart in the region.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with William Lawrence of the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy about the attack and how it could change Tunisia.
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- William Lawrence, director of Middle East and North Africa programs at the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy.
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