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2 days ago · A coup d'état (/ ˌ k uː d eɪ ˈ t ɑː / ⓘ; French: [ku deta]; lit. ' stroke of state ' ), [ 1 ] or simply a coup , is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.
Sep 17, 2024 · coup d’état, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.
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Sep 22, 2024 · Understanding crime and behavior is not just an academic exercise – it has real-world implications for how we prevent crime and treat offenders. These theories inform a wide range of crime prevention strategies, from community-building initiatives to targeted interventions for at-risk individuals.
3 days ago · The 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, also known as the August Coup, [b] was a failed attempt by hardliners of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) to forcibly seize control of the country from Mikhail Gorbachev, who was Soviet President and General Secretary of the CPSU at the time.
4 days ago · Le Président de l’Etat de Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, et le Premier ministre d’Israël, Benjamin Netanyahu, se sont succédés jeudi et vendredi, à la tribune de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies, le premier stigmatisant « un crime odieux à Gaza » et demandant un cessez-le-feu, le second dénonçant, après l’attaque du 7 octobre, la « malédiction terroriste » qui menace son pays, et exhortant les Etats membres à choisir « entre les camps du bien et du mal ».
6 days ago · Crime against humanity, an offense in international criminal law, adopted in the Charter of the International Military Tribunal (Nürnberg Charter), which tried surviving Nazi leaders in 1945, and was, in 1998, incorporated into the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
4 days ago · The threat that organised crime poses to state authorities is particularly conspicuous in Italy, where the Mafia, ‘Ndrangheta, and Camorra have long held sway over local economies and governance. This column explores how exposure to organised criminal violence – as opposed to general criminal violence – affects faith in political ...
