Why Militia Politics Is Preventing Democratization and Stability in Sudan
Guest post by Brandon Bolte On April 15, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) surprised many Western observers…
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Counterrevolutions Are Much More Successful at Toppling Unarmed Revolutions. Here’s Why.
Guest post by Killian Clarke Counterrevolutions have historically received much less attention than revolutions, but the last decade…
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…
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…