Article Summary

This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reports on the ongoing political and economic crisis in Tunisia five years after President Kais Saied’s consolidation of power, highlighting the erosion of democratic institutions, suppression of dissent, and worsening living conditions amid a severe heatwave and wildfires. The piece underscores how lack of government planning, rolling blackouts, and a crackdown on media and opposition figures have deepened public discontent and humanitarian challenges.