Since the October 25 military takeover, violent repression has returned in full force. Can the international community support the rule of law?
Sudan Is Backsliding Dangerously
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Military Coup
How Middle-Class Chileans Contributed to the Overthrow of Salvador Allende
American intervention was one factor leading to the Chilean coup—but unrest on the part of middle-class Chileans was another.
The Surprising Popularity of Military Coups
The attempted military coup in Turkey and the possibility of a President Trump may have more Americans considering the military option.
Israel and Saudi Arabia: Strange Bedfellows in the New Middle East
Israel and Saudi Arabia are burying the hatchet. For at least 10 reasons, that’s not such a good idea.
Gustavo Castro Witnessed the Murder of Berta Cáceres. That Means His Life Is in Danger.
In the face of silence from Washington, the Clinton-backed coup government in Honduras is mopping up activists for democracy and indigenous rights.
Haiti’s Chief Foreign Import: Meddling
As Haiti faces yet another political crisis, it’s time to recognize the role the international community has played in creating it.
Harkening Back to Dark Days in Haiti
The president of Haiti—a country with no external threats, a history of military repression, and an abundance of more pressing problems—is rebuilding the once-banished Haitian military.
Egypt Speaks, Again
The taxi driver was excited. Driving through the busy streets of Cairo a little more than a year ago, he wanted us to see his most prized token from the revolution that brought Egyptians to the streets in 2011.He passed his cell phone to the back seat to share a YouTube video of his children were singing the Egyptian national anthem—backwards. Backwards, he explained, because that was how former President Hosni Mubarak was ruling the nation. “We want Egypt to be for all Egyptians—Christians, Jews, and Muslims,” he declared, smiling broadly.
Don’t Recreate Haiti’s Army
Haitian President Michel Martelly finds himself in an increasingly difficult position on the military question. In mid-May, several former army officers met with Martelly and urged him to uphold his presidential campaign promise that, if elected, he would reintroduce the army.
But this is one pledge the Haitian president should renege on.
No Democracy Yet in Thailand
In mid-September 2006, a bloodless “democratic coup” swept through Thailand, the region’s darling of democracy. Military leaders justified their actions as a purely temporary means to wrest the country back from a power-hungry tycoon and restore the functions of government.