Topic
Coup Attempt
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The Perils of a Putsch in Venezuela Foreign Policy
Giving the green light for a military coup is not only bad for America s image; it is also a threat to U.S. strategic interests.via foreignpolicy.comYeah, but it would be…
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Zimbabwe s generals tell Mugabe to stop purge or face coup | The Times & The Sunday Times
President Mugabe has been warned by Zimbabwe s generals that if he does not stop his purge of senior figures in the ruling party he risks a coup. In an…
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Top Chinese officials ‘plotted to overthrow Xi Jinping’ – BBC News
These party members have since been arrested or jailed in a wide-reaching corruption crackdown launched by Mr Xi.Some observers have said the crackdown was used to conduct a political purge…
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A possible military revolt in Venezuela? – Hot Air Hot Air
The problem here is that we have no idea if this was a one-off raid by an isolated, small band of less than two dozen dissidents or the beginning of…
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We’re Watching A Slow-Motion Coup Against Representative Government
This article outlines the mechanisms, institutions, and nature of this coup d etat; not in defense of President Donald Trump who has proven himself bereft of the temperament of a…
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Erdogan Seizes Failed Coup in Turkey as a Chance to Supplant Ataturk – The New York Times
ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has always had ambitions of surpassing Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey, as the country s most consequential figure.Now, a failed coup may…
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You thought Erdogan was bad before? The worst of Turkey’s leader is yet to come
Now that he has escaped a real putsch, Mr Erdogan will redouble his efforts to silence every critic. As Turkey ponders the aftermath of its surreal 24 hours, there is one…
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Turkey: Government launches purge after attempted coup – News from Al Jazeera
Turkey has begun a purge of soldiers and judiciary officials allegedly connected to an effort to topple the government, one day after a failed military coup attempt. By Saturday evening, the government…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Remands Philippines Coup Plotter Case
Yesterday, in Zumel v. Lynch, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Ikuta and joined by Judge O'Scannlain and District Judge Teilborg (sitting…
International Law Prof Blog
Niger
Ban Ki-moon’s Special Representative for West Africa, visited Niger today as part of a joint mission with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to underline the support of…