Coups d’état – the sudden, often violent overthrow of a government – are etched into the annals of history as some of its most dramatic and unpredictable political turning points. While popular ...

When a coup, leadership succession battle, or other irregular transfer of power occurs abroad, U.S. policymakers have little time to formulate, communicate, and execute a response strategy. Preserving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. South Korean soldiers try to get into the National Assembly in Seoul on Dec. 3, 2024. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images Something ...

Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same means. I lead a research team that compiles the Colpus Dataset of coup types and characteristics and have written on the history of coups ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s office has called on the Nigerian public to ignore rumors of a potential coup. Nigeria has a history of military coups, and the president’s extended medical absence in ...

Despite political instability, rising tensions, street protests and an antagonistic army, a coup in Thailand currently appears unlikely. While instability persists, the risks to the monarchy, economy ...

Brice Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s coup leader. Wilfred Mbinah/Getty Images More than a year after a military coup, Gabonese citizens have held a referendum in which they approved a new draft constitution.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Since its founding, the specter of authoritarianism has loomed over Brazil. The country has endured more than a dozen coup attempts and spent decades under dictatorships. But no one ...