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Coups and Civil-Military Relations in West Africa

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About the Series: Join the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs in a workshop series in Spring 2022 to examine the factors driving recent political transitions as well as geostrategic relations in Africa.

This discussion series will focus on political processes and competition, civil society demands, civil-military relations, and the recent rise in coup d’états, particularly in West African countries, Sudan, and Ethiopia.  We will also consider the challenges facing African governments and the African Union in coordinating an African foreign policy, highlighting relationships with the US and China, among other actors.

The duration of a political transition is important, but the content of transitions is critical… If inclusive, political transitions give us a unique opportunity to lay the groundwork for actually addressing some of the structural factors [that lead to coups in the first place]. Joseph Sany, Vice President, Africa Center, United States Institute of Peace

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