Popular Mobilization Makes Democracy More Likely After a Coup
Guest post by Marianne Dahl and Kristian Skrede Gleditsch Some have suggested that military coups are the best…
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Why the Military Promised to Withdraw from Power in Sudan
Guest post by Hager Ali Little more than a year ago, the military side of the coalition charged…
Civil Society Faces an Uphill Struggle to Defend Democracy
Guest post by Marianne Dahl, Sirianne Dahlum, Hanne Fjelde, and Ida Rudolfsen The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded this…
Russia’s Growing Influence in Africa
By Allard Duursma and guest contributors Julia Friedrich and Niklas Masuhr Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of…
Reflecting on Coup Risk in Mali
Guest post by Avery Reyna and Salah Ben Hammou On May 17, the Malian government released a televised…
When Civilian Protests Facilitate Coups d’Etat: Reflecting on Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Sudan
Guest post by Salah Ben Hammou Monday marked three years since Sudanese officers toppled longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir…
Can Nonviolent Civil Resistance Stop Putin?
By Isak Svensson and guest contributor Sebastian van Baalen Much focus in the current debate on reversing Putin’s…
A Widening Rift Between Europe and the Sahel
Guest post by Silvia D’Amato Two weeks ago, the Malian military junta, in power after a coup in…
Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
Guest post by Sean M. Zeigler The seizure of power in October by the Sudanese military, and the…
Three Questions and Answers About the Civil War in Ethiopia
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann The civil war between the government of Ethiopia and the Tigray Political Liberation…