The small North African country of Tunisia will be in the spotlight this coming week as President Beji Caid Essebsi makes his first official visit to Washington since his December election.
Talks on May 21 will focus on efforts to spur economic growth and counter terrorism in a nation that the United States considers to be the Arab Spring's only clear success story. Tunisia's not in the clear yet, however, as evidenced by the deadly attack on the Bardo Museum in March and reports that thousands of young Tunisians have joined the Islamic State.
