China’s top leadership excludes women for the first time in two decades
Is Xi Jinping’s new all-male Politburo backing away from the communist party’s commitment to advancing women?
How this wave of African coups differs from previous ones
To maintain power, military leaders are likely to turn to elections
Burkina Faso’s coup makers capitalized on wider grievances within the ranks
But the new military leadership may find it difficult to meet soldiers’ demands for more support in the fight against Islamist militants
Why was Mali hit with another coup?
A bloated military makes the country particularly vulnerable.
How violent protests in Iraq could escalate
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Protests are mounting in Iraq. Why?
[caption id="attachment_76040" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iraqis react to tear gas fired
Four things you should know about mutinies
[caption id="attachment_74566" align="aligncenter" width="5028"] Soldiers guard a checkpoint in Gwoza, Nigeria,
Why many failed to predict the leftist-Islamist alliance that won Iraq’s 2018 elections
[caption id="attachment_74248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this May 14 photo, supporters