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Was South Korea’s Coup an Attempt to Restart the Korean War?

Ju-Hyun Park / Peoples Dispatch Dec 17, 2024 Testimony at the National Assembly suggests Yoon’s coup plot may have included plans to trigger a “limited war” with North Korea. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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Assad Flees Syria

Bill Day Dec 9, 2024 Dig deeper

Americas

Behind the U.S.-Backed Coup That Halted Guatemala’s ‘Ten Years of Spring’

Bernardo Jurema / Responsible Statecraft Oct 25, 2024 The 1954 overthrow of the reformist president ended up shaping one nation’s future and another’s foreign policy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Americas

The Bolivian People Defeat Another Coup Attempt

PD Staff / Peoples Dispatch Jun 27, 2024 People responded en masse and workers declared a general strike after military forces surrounded Quemado Palace in La Paz. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Uncovering Chile’s Largest Mass Grave

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Sep 11, 2023 The Pinochet dictatorship buried its first victims in a notorious patch of dirt called Patio 29. Dig deeper

Africa

Niger: The Resource Politics of a Post-Colonial Revolt

Mohamed Kheir Omer / African Arguments Aug 17, 2023 The coup in Niger shows that, if Western countries do not rethink their Africa policies, Russia and its mercenary Wagner group to step in. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Africa

What Happened in Niger?

Stephanie Savell / Responsible Statecraft Aug 7, 2023 Niger was the ‘model of stability’ in Africa. So what happened? Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Americas

Thousands of Peruvians Defy Police Violence to Protest Coup

Ana Zorita / GreenLeft Jul 26, 2023 Thousands of Peruvians took to the streets and braved police violence across the country to protest the Dina Boluarte coup government. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Russian Riddle

Pat Bagley Jun 26, 2023 Dig deeper

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Pinochet and Me: A Chilean Anti-Memoir

Marc Cooper / Verso Books May 16, 2023 The last man standing in defense of the “bourgeois” constitution would be the Marxist President, AK-47 in hand. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

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Two Allende Supporters, Two Nights in Jail and a Gun

Marc Cooper / Truthdig Apr 21, 2023 In 1973, Marc Cooper was detained for carrying a weapon in the streets of Santiago. It could have gone much worse. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Africa

World Leaders Urge Cease-Fire as Dozens Killed in Sudan

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Apr 17, 2023 The U.N. chief's spokesperson called on warring forces to "immediately cease hostilities, restore calm, and initiate a dialogue." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )