Visiting AP @uk_patterson. Interested in political instability, militaries, and human security.

Joined May 2009
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2020-2025 coup wave in Africa.
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It is very important that we exchange Greenland looking like Africa for an Antarctica that is 24,000 miles across
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So much to dissect here @SADC_News … 1. The coup leader who overthrew the SADC chair is welcome to attend 2. Congratulations extended to Her Excellency The Butcher of Tanzania 3. Extend thanks to another champion of election manipulation and repression for offering to host future meetings Extraordinary indeed!
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF SADC HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT 07th NOVEMBER 2025 VIRTUAL
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A new post with @ForeignPolicy on #Madagascar lays out why post-coup optimism can be short-lived and how protesters can still shape future politics. foreignpolicy.com/2025/11/06…
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I wrote up some thoughts inspired by the recent events in Madagascar. Here, Salah Ben Hammou and I point to the disconnect between leaders being unpopular at home while being warmly embraced by the international community. theconversation.com/madagasc…
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If the feds can fine airlines for their planes always being late they should be able to fine @SECNetwork for never being able to start live coverage on time
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Jonathan Powell retweeted
We are saddened to announce the passing of Dr. John Stempel, who taught at the Patterson School from 1988 until 2013 and served as Director from 1993 until 2003.  Dr. Stempel's influence on the Patterson School, its students, and the wider University community is immeasurable.
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I wrote a little something on post-coup politics. In short, more troubling than the military coups themselves is what happens next. In contrast to previous decades, soldiers no longer feel the need to even go through the motions of exiting politics. theconversation.com/gabons-c…
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Gonna need a proof of life on this one…
Rest assured, Paul Biya is still kicking. (Or so his government says.)
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Jonathan Powell retweeted
29 Jul 2024
Almost exactly a year ago, #Niger was the fourth country in the #Sahel to experience a #coup since 2020. Since then the political & #security landscape in the region has profoundly changed. Here's a recap of the major developments🧵:
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Reminds me of the time I was getting “training” for online instruction (which was said to be equal in effectiveness to traditional) and the training was required to be done in person (to maximize effectiveness of the training).
The evidence that in-person instruction is more effective than online appears extremely consistent? Feels pretty unusual to see such consensus in social science 1. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12… 2. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12… 3. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/fu… 4. aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Jonathan Powell retweeted
Deeply saddened by the news that Nic van de Walle has died He was one of the most brilliant and insightful comparative scholars I ever met He was also one of the kindest and supportive people in our community Nic will be missed in so many ways, as a prof and as a friend
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Frank Drebin trying to keep the 7th going
These umpires in the Mexican league making Angel Hernandez look like the best umpire of all time. And just wait until you see what the 1B umpire does 😂
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I believe this is called “Goodfellas economics”
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Details from Red Lobster’s bankruptcy filing are wild and so much mismanagement: ▫️$1B in debt, $30m in cash ▫️Previous PE owner sold land and leased it back to Red Lobster at “above market rates” ▫️$20 Endless Shrimp cost it $11m but the interesting part is that one of the chain’s owners is Thai seafood firm Thai Union (which also owns Chicken By The Sea) and it may have used Endless shrimp to dump its own shrimp supply through the 578 restaurants in North America ▫️Thai Union became the only Red Lobster shrimp vendor, overcharging for shrimp and skipping quality reviews (Thai Union has written off its $500m investment) ▫️Red Lobster has had 5 CEO in the last 5 years (!!!) ▫️Sales down 30% since 2019 Link: document.epiq11.com/document…
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