Showing posts with label military coup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label military coup. Show all posts

Monday, December 08, 2025

Africa: Benin Foils Coup Attempt. Here's Why it Matters with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! Apparently, Nigerian military forces came to the aid of the government of Benin! Another military coup in West Africa in recent times.

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Innerhalb kürzester Zeit ist mit Niger nun die Dritte vom Westen gestützte Regierung in der Sahelzone von einer militärischen Diktatur ersetzt worden

Keine gute Entwicklung in Westafrika!

Gescheitert im Sahel | Manova-Magazin Jedes Mal war man von der Entwicklung überrascht worden. Sowohl in Mali als auch in Burkina Faso waren die zivilen Regierungen in den letzten beiden Jahren durch Militärs ersetzt worden. Jetzt auch in Niger. Dabei haben westliche Militärs und Politiker doch nach eigener Darstellung eng mit den örtlichen Behörden und Regierungen zusammengearbeitet. Was sagt das aus über die Missionen des Westens?

Monday, July 31, 2023

Economic Community of West African States threatens use of force if President Bazoum of Niger is not reinstated

Good news! This seems to be an unusual development! Are African nations more willing to restore government by the people? Will ECOWAS be able to reverse the very recent military coup in Niger? 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Pakistan: Is The Military Planning a New Coup? with Palki Sharma

Recommendable! In life nothing is certain except death, taxes, and military coups in Pakistan, but perhaps not this time!

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

What makes this Myanmar coup different

Very recommendable! Myanmar is a much more open and democratic country now than it was in 1988! The military today is very different from 1988.

"... Unlike 1988, the latest coup is not intended to change the political system but rather to change the government. Its leaders have carefully positioned the takeover within the framework of the 2008 constitution and they assure people that they’ll return power to an elected government after fresh elections. The constitution says that has to happen within two to three years, depending on the process. ... 
The coup leaders, however, have serious grievances against Aung San Suu Kyi, whose enormous popularity and renowned obstinacy ultimately upset the fragile power-sharing system undergirding the post-2011 reforms. ..."

What makes this Myanmar coup different | The Strategist The dominant response to the military coup in Myanmar on 1 February has been, ‘Here we go again.’ Media commentary has highlighted the strong similarities between recent events and the 1988 coup, explained by the supposedly incorrigible and unrepentant nature of the military (the Tatmadaw). ... 
However, we must recognise that, rather than being a replay of 1988, the 2021 coup is in fact a different type of coup by a different kind of military at a different point in world time—and it requires a different international response.