Naunihal Singh

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U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back pro-Trump protesters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

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On Wednesday, an angry partisan mob, some of them armed with lead pipes, chemical sprays and guns, rampaged through the U.S. Capitol, interrupting the formal process of confirmation of the presidential election. It was a deeply troubling effort to derail democracy and steal an election. There are important reasons, however, that should keep analysts from referring to the events as a coup attempt.

What defines a coup attempt?

Although scholars differ in how they define coup attempts, most definitions have a common core of agreed-upon conditions. In my book, “Seizing Power,” I define a coup attempt as an explicit action, involving some portion of the state military, police or security forces, undertaken with intent to overthrow the government.…  Seguir leyendo »

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe sits for formal photographs with university officials, after presiding over a student graduation ceremony at Zimbabwe Open University on the outskirts of Harare on Nov. 17, 2017. Mugabe made his first public appearance since the military put him under house arrest earlier this week. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

MundoÁfrica,

Early Wednesday morning in Zimbabwe, Major General Moyo of the Zimbabwe Armed Forces announced on national television that President Robert Mugabe and his family were safe and that the military would be “targeting criminals” that are “causing social and economic suffering in the country.”

Moyo took pains to clarify that this was “not a military takeover of government.” The ruling ZANU-PF party’s youth league later tweeted out its own reassurances:

Coup or no coup?

Poetic language notwithstanding, it was clear to many observers that events had unfolded according to the standard coup playbook. Military actors associated with Army Chief General Constantino Chiwenga and recently ousted Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa had taken control, with soldiers in charge of the broadcasting building, parliament, courts, president’s residence and other symbolic locations in the city.…  Seguir leyendo »