Militaries and COVID-19: Implications for Human Rights and Democracy
By Katariina Mustasilta and Roman-Gabriel Olar Countries around the world are increasingly relying on their militaries to battle…
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Sudan One Year After the Coup
By guest contributor Salah Ben Hammou On April 11, 2019, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar Al-Bashir in…
Are We On the Cusp of a Global Wave of Regime Change?
Guest post by Vilde Lunnan Djuve, Carl Henrik Knutsen, and Tore Wig When President Omar Bashir’s 30-year rule…
Fissures in Sisi’s Egypt, and the New Wave of Protests Across the Middle East
Guest post by Kelsey Norman Egypt has arguably seen the most heavy handed retrenchment of authoritarianism in the…
What Food Price-Related Protests in Sudan and Liberia Tell Us About How Autocracies and Democracies Address Price Crises
By Cullen S. Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Note: this is a guest post. I’ll be returning to the…
Why has Sudan’s Tolerance for Anti-Regime Protests Run Dry?
By Dawn Brancati. In early June, Sudanese paramilitary forces fired live ammunition into an unarmed crowd of protesters…
Authoritarian Resilience: Why Bouteflika and Bashir Fell, but Ortega Remains
By Kai Thaler for Denver Dialogues. April saw protestors—with an assist from the military—oust longtime authoritarian leaders Abdelaziz…
The Prevention of Civil War – A New Research Agenda
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann. Political instability has gripped Algeria, Cameroon, and Sudan in recent weeks and months.…
Force vs. Legitimacy: UN Peacekeeping and Protecting Civilian Lives
Guest post by Anup Phayal. In recent years, protection of civilians has become a key mandate for UN…
Why “Bread and Oil” Protests in Sudan Prompted a Cabinet Reshuffle
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Last week, in response to mass street protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced…