John Chin
@johnchinphd
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Assistant teaching professor @cmist_cmu. Father of 3. @PUPolitics PhD. @fordschool MPP. @NotreDame alum. Author of Historical Dictionary of Modern Coups D’etat.
Pittsburgh, PA
Joined October 2019
Author’s copies of my first book arrived the other day! I’m very proud of this one — it took a nearly a decade to research and 4 years to write. It’s two volumes span 1,442 pages and weigh 5.2 lbs. Shout out to my co-authors — the twitterless Joe Wright and @DavidBCarter12
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Earlier this month, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, ran for a record 8th term. What are Cameroon’s prospects for peace + democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt? Read the assessment by @johnchinphd & Julien Derroitte, today in @ECPR_TheLoop
theloop.ecpr.eu
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state and the second-longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record eighth term earlier this month. John Chin and Julien Derroitte assess Cameroon’s prospects...
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🇨🇲 #PaulBiya, the world’s oldest head of state + the 2nd longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record 8th term earlier this month. 🌍 @johnchinphd & Julien Derroitte assess #Cameroon’s prospects for peace + democracy in Africa’s turbulent coup belt.👇 https://t.co/Xg2isnzoCD
theloop.ecpr.eu
Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state and the second-longest ruling leader in Africa, ran for a record eighth term earlier this month. John Chin and Julien Derroitte assess Cameroon’s prospects...
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“Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same means.” CMIST’s @johnchinphd gives an explainer of this week's coup in Madagascar, today in @ConversationUS. Read his analysis
theconversation.com
While illegal takeovers of state have declined globally, Africa has now seen at least 10 successful coups since 2020.
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With his coup conviction, Bolsonaro joins the ranks of failed strongmen facing prison for defying democracy. ✍️@johnchinphd and Joe Wright for @ConversationUS via @worldcrunch
https://t.co/H8XsTVYDqO
worldcrunch.com
Convicted of leading a failed coup and facing decades in prison, Bolsonaro joins the ranks of ousted leaders held accountable for attempts to subvert democracy—highlighting the rare but critical role...
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Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab
theconversation.com
Supreme Court justices voted 4-1 to convict former Brazilian president over a 2023 plot to overturn election.
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“Jair Bolsonaro’s conviction on Sept. 11, 2025, puts the former Brazilian president in a rogues’ gallery of failed coup plotters to be held to account for their attempted power grab,” explain CMIST’s @johnchinphd and Penn State's Joe Wright.
theconversation.com
Supreme Court justices voted 4-1 to convict former Brazilian president over a 2023 plot to overturn election.
Bolsonaro joins a rogues’ gallery of coup plotters held to account for their failed power grab
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Could Brazil's Bolsonaro soon join the ranks of thousands of coup plotters who have been brought to justice? See what coup experts, including CMIST's @johnchinphd along with Joe Wright have to say, today in @ConversationUS.
theconversation.com
Failed coup leaders don’t always face punishment – and some who do receive treatment outside of courts.
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The Trump admin is reinterpreting the Missile Technology Control Regime to reduce the constraints on exporting advanced military drones abroad. Good or bad move? (1/7) https://t.co/EeM6ukv2U7
reuters.com
President Donald Trump is expected to unilaterally reinterpret a 38-year-old arms control treaty to sell sophisticated "Reaper" style and other advanced military drones abroad, according to a U.S....
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY with @DrKieninger and @ColumbiaUP Follow @coldwarpod then repost this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this excellent new book. T&C's and other ways to enter here https://t.co/AxqmKOycWh
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.@mchorowitz, @Lauren_A_Kahn, and @JoshuaASchwartz discuss the future of warfare—and call on the United States to invest more in low-cost drones, which can be produced more quickly than their legacy counterparts: https://t.co/z6TthDrecd
foreignaffairs.com
The Pentagon should learn from Israel and Ukraine.
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In May, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro signed a 'strategic association' agreement with Russia. CMIST's @johnchinphd and Justin Lee argue this is one manifestation of a larger trend of rising sharp power in Latin America. Today in @ECPR_TheLoop
theloop.ecpr.eu
In May, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro visited Moscow to sign a 'strategic association' agreement with Russia. John Chin and Justin Lee argue this is one manifestation of a larger trend of...
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🇻🇪 In May, Venezuela's President Nicolás #Maduro visited Moscow to sign ✍️ a 'strategic association' agreement with Russia. @johnchinphd & Justin Lee argue this is one manifestation of a larger trend of rising sharp power 📈 in #LatinAmerica. https://t.co/xsrNrorzPp
theloop.ecpr.eu
In May, Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro visited Moscow to sign a 'strategic association' agreement with Russia. John Chin and Justin Lee argue this is one manifestation of a larger trend of...
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Is Iran's sharp power waning? Today in @ECPR_TheLoop, CMIST's @johnchinphd and Mary Urso argue that the crisis of its regional proxies is leading Iran to strengthen cooperation with a global network of autocracies.
theloop.ecpr.eu
Bashar Assad is ousted in Syria; Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis weakened in ongoing conflicts. All this has significantly weakened Iran’s 'axis of resistance'. John Chin and Mary Urso argue that...
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🚫 Assad is ousted in #Syria; Hamas, Hezbollah & the Houthis are weakened in ongoing conflicts. 🇮🇷 @johnchinphd & Mary Urso argue that #Iran’s weakening #AxisOfResistance is leading them to strengthen cooperation with a global network of autocracies. https://t.co/jhqaV6CesV
theloop.ecpr.eu
Bashar Assad is ousted in Syria; Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis weakened in ongoing conflicts. All this has significantly weakened Iran’s 'axis of resistance'. John Chin and Mary Urso argue that...
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Togo was the first of 10 African states to hold (indirect) executive elections in 2025. CMIST’s @johnchinphd, Mirren Hibbert, and Staten Rector assess the legacy of the 2005 coup and the failure of Togo’s democratization, today in @RevDem2020.
revdem.ceu.edu
In February, Togo became the first of 10 African states to hold (indirect) executive elections in 2025. February 5 also marked the 20th anniversary of the coup that brought Faure Gnassingbé to power....
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✍️ In their article, @johnchinphd, Mirren Hibbert, and Staten Rector assess the legacy of the 2005 coup in Togo and the failure of the country’s democratization. 🇹🇬🗳️ 🧑💻 Read it now: 👉 https://t.co/XKHckrij2e
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Congratulations to the inaugural members of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, and its Alpha Nu Alpha chapter at CMU. Your commitment to academic excellence is an impressive achievement, and we look forward to your continued success!
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Should the U.S. promote (illiberal) democracy in the Middle East? CMIST's @johnchinphd reviews the book The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea, by Shadi Hamid. https://t.co/cse2qPHBUt
frontiersin.org
This article reviews Shadi Hamid’s book The Problem of Democracy: America, the Middle East, and the Rise and Fall of an Idea. It interrogates three key assum...
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Amid ongoing, student-led protests in Serbia, CMIST's @johnchinphd draws lessons for today's anti-authoritarian protesters from the landmark student movement that brought down Slobodan Milošević in 2000. Read:
wagingnonviolence.org
Lessons from the landmark student movement that brought down Slobodan Milošević can guide today’s anti-authoritarian protesters.
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This month marks the 35th anniversary of Taiwan’s Wild Lily Movement. CMIST's @johnchinphd and CMU student Kevin Zheng explore the legacy of this movement and how student activism has been a continuing force for democracy in Taiwan in the years since. https://t.co/y9FIlJzZzv
thediplomat.com
This month marks the 35th anniversary of Taiwan’s Wild Lily Movement. Student activism has been a continuing force for democracy in Taiwan in the years since.
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