ABSTRACT
The security situation in Tunisia after the revolution was characterised by the existence of national and regional threats that jeopardised the country’s stability. This chapter analyses the situation in Tunisia in the period of 2011 until the end of 2015 and the country’s efforts to reform its security sector. It shows that Tunisia faced multiple challenges which can be categorised into threats to both human and state security. Based on the ‘security sector reform’ concept, this chapter, in particular, examines the discussion on the balance between law and fundamental rights of freedom prompted by the counterterrorism law adopted in 2015.
