...Shona Loong Days after Myanmar’s February 2021 coup, young people took to the streets. The protests were tongue-in-cheek at first, but soon gave way to a grave civil war. Understanding this shift from nonviolent protests to armed resistance requires shedding two frames that have been applied...

...Michele Dunne By 2018, most Egyptians who had played important roles in public life between the mid-2000s and the 2013 coup were either in prison or in exile abroad in what amounted to a massive brain drain. © 2018 Current History. All rights reserved. 2018 The Regents of the University...

... Sara Rich Dorman Africa Zimbabwe Emmerson Mnangagwa Robert Mugabe liberation war Zimbabwe African National Union ZANU Morgan Tsvangirai military coup authoritarian rule land independence 163 In 1980, Robert Mugabe and his Zimbabwe Af-rican National Union (ZANU) party came...

.... 2017 The Regents of the University of California Susannax Wing Mali Tuareg Islamists France intervention coup peacekeeping United Nations refugees corruption governance 189 The surge of resources devoted to antiterrorism has not only been ineffective. It has diverted attention...

...Kerem Öktem [W]hat sort of country is going to emerge from this revolutionary reshaping of society? © 2016 Current History. All rights reserved. 2016 The Regents of the University of California Kerem Öktem Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Justice Development Party coup attempt...

... foreign relations Russia Syria European Union United States coup attempt Vladimir Putin Recep Tayyip Erdogan NATO Fethullah Gulen PERSPECTIVE Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdog an s visit to St. Petersburg on August 9 was expected to create headlines around the globe, and it certainly...

...Tyrell Haberkorn Since the May 2014 coup, the junta has leaned on the law to impose the worst repression in Thailand since the 1970s. Opposition activists are fighting back in the courts. © 2015 Current History. All rights reserved. 2015 The Regents of the University of California Tyrell...

... . Prometheus Books , 2014 . © 2014 Current History. All rights reserved. 2014 The Regents of the University of California Max Weiss Syria abyss bashar al-assad Assad uprising bloody struggle coup hafez reese erlich backstory ottoman ottomania pax journalism idealism idealistic...

... Egypt Hosni Mubarak Mohamed Morsi Islam Muslim Brotherhood revolution military coup autocracy Abdel Fattah el-Sisi 338 Not only was the paramount role of the military unimpeded after the exit of Mubarak, but other key institutions were undiminished in their power. The Return of Egypt...

... and economy? © 2001 Current History. All rights reserved. 2001 The Regents of the University of California assassination Congo coup Hutu Kabila Lumumba Mobutu nationalism rebellion Tutsi 213 The assassination of President Laurent-DésiréKabila this January was a nasty event, echo-ing...