Zachary White

Editorial Associate

Expertise:

Global Security · Human Rights

Zachary is POMED’s Editorial Associate. Prior to joining POMED, he worked on global security issues at The Soufan Center and edited Janine di Giovanni’s book The Vanishing. He also participated in the Fulbright Program in Turkey and the Peace Corps in Georgia. Zachary holds a Master’s in Global Affairs from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Middle Eastern Studies from Rutgers University.

Tunisia

Feb 2022

Commentary

Kaïs Saïed’s Next Target in Tunisia: Civil Society

Sheridan Cole, Amy Hawthorne, Zachary White

Tunisia

Dec 2021

Expert Q&A

Expert Q&A – Executing Orders or Eroding Democracy? The Role of Tunisia’s Military in Kaïs Saïed’s Power Grab

Sharan Grewal, Zachary White

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“We have seen some condemnations and statements of concern from the international community, but clearly not enough to sway Saïed’s thinking. . . . Rather than shrinking, the crackdown is expanding, with more opponents of the president continuing to be summoned for questioning daily.”

FairPlanet

, 03/08/2023

Zachary White

“The crackdown is both shocking and, for those who have followed President Saïed’s rhetoric and actions over the past year and a half, entirely expected. . . . The arrests and charges are similar to others we have seen since Saïed’s coup, but on a new and alarmingly large scale.”

FairPlanet

, 03/08/2023