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Crafting an EU Strategy for Coups

As the frequency of political instability and coups d’Etat has increased, the EU has struggled to adopt a coherent, systematic response. The union must craft a robust strategy against the threat posed by military takeovers.

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By Richard Youngs and Ricardo Farinha
Published on Nov 24, 2023
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The European Democracy Hub was launched in 2021 as a joint initiative of Carnegie Europe and the European Partnership for Democracy. To continue to follow the project’s outputs, please visit: https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu.

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Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs
Ricardo Farinha
Program Manager, Carnegie Europe
Ricardo Farinha
Foreign PolicyEUSecurityDemocracyPolitical ReformEuropeSouthern, Eastern, and Western AfricaNorth AfricaMaliIran

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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