Latin America: In the Shadow of the US | Ep 1 – Coups US-backed coups reshape Latin America, toppling democracies and fuelling decades of dictatorship, secrecy, and revolt.

2025 French documentary series "Latin America: So Far From God, So Close To The United States", Ep 1 – 'Coups', is looking at "How the #US supported #militarycoups in #LatinAmerica in the 1960s".

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From Munir to Musharraf, courts have balanced institutional survival with limited resistance, shaping Pakistan’s legal-political landscape.
By Anis Iqbal

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Pakistan’s Courts: Guardians Of Power Or Deferrers Of Constitutional Supremacy? Pakistan's judiciary balances institutional survival with constitutional compromise, repeatedly validating military rule while preserving its prestige

Pakistan’s judiciary preserves its prestige by accommodating military rule while deferring true constitutional authority for decades.
By Anis Iqbal

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#PakistanJudiciary #militaryCoups #Constitution #judicialactivism #MunirCornelius

#Militarycoups don’t happen in one dramatic moment, though it appears that way when at its climax. It is: personnel decisions/institutional erosion/secrecy/incremental normalization of power. The legal counsel corps stops buffering against rash orders/the press is muzzled/the AD forget their oath.

#BurkinaFaso, #Mali & #Niger quit the #ICC, calling it biased & harmful to their #sovereignty.

They plan local courts for #warcrimes & shift from #France to #Russia after #militarycoups — raising fears over global #justice & #accountability.

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Jihadist violence and coups test West Africa ECOWAS bloc at 50 - Sight Magazine The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) faces growing threats of terrorism, climate change, military coups, and poverty.

Jihadist violence and coups test West Africa ECOWAS bloc at 50 @sightmagazine.bsky.social #WestAfrica #ECOWAS #EconomicCommunityofWestAfricanStates #Nigeria #OmarAlieuTouray #BurkinaFaso #Mali #Niger #climatechange #militarycoups #poverty

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Essay: Military rule is on the rise in Africa - nothing good came from it in the past - Sight Magazine Military historian SAMUEL FURY CHILDS DALY looks at the troubling trend for military rule among a growing number of African nations...

Essay: Military rule is on the rise in Africa – nothing good came from it in the past. @sightmagazine.bsky.social #Africa #militaryrule #militaryjuntas #militarycoups #Mali #Niger #BurkinaFaso #Sudan #Guinea #US #France #Russia

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