Beyond Insurgency: Diagnosing Coup Signals and Democratic Breakdown in the Sahel in the Context of U.S Foreign Policy

• In Event: Coups in Africa

Brief Overview

Early warning signals could have averted the military coups in the Sahel, which has seen US Influence in the region replaced by China and Russia, hindering U.S counterterrorism efforts and disadvantaging U.S competition for rare earth minerals.

Author

• Ernest Asamoa, Florida International University