The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet – the group of civil-society organizations that was awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for its “decisive contribution” to democracy after the country’s 2011 revolution – has shown just how effective a strong civil society can be in supporting stability. To make a real difference in stabilizing today’s most tumultuous regions, the international community should hold Tunisia up as a model (and remain committed to ensuring that it continues on the path toward stable democracy), rather than falling prey to Putin’s cautionary fables about Syria and Libya.
2011年突尼斯革命后因对民主做出“决定性贡献”而被授予今年诺贝尔和平奖的民间组织突尼斯全国对话四方机构已经向世人证明强大的民间组织可以如何有效地支持稳定工作。要想在稳定当前最动荡地区的工作中真正发挥作用，国际社会应该将突尼斯引为榜样（并确保其沿着稳定的民主道路继续前进），而不是成为继普京叙利亚和利比亚警世寓言之后的又一个牺牲者。