In Hong Kong, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army is threating demonstrators with “consequences.” In Venezuela, the army is supporting the repression of protests against President Maduro. In Algeria, the country’s armed forces have taken the side of the masses protesting against President…
Across Latin America, alliances between politicians and officers are again enabling the military to influence politics and policies. In Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro has given a significant share of cabinet seats to current or former officers. While some have argued that soldiers may offer the…
Brazil now has a president-elect who glorifies the military dictatorship and a general as vice president-elect; in Guatemala, officers made their menacing presence felt as they literally stood behind the president as it was announced that the government would not renew the mandate of the…
