Early studies of African coups have largely focused on domestic determinants such as social mobilization, economic conditions, and the characteristics of the military itself. Scant attention has been paid to the political effects of arms transfers on military intervention in Africa. Considering...

This study employs the theory of threats to assess the claim of democratic elitism that elites are more tolerant, politically, than the general public. Copyright (c) 2008 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.

The nanostructure of p-type AlGaN/GaN strained-layer superlattice (SLS) cladding in a GaN-based violet laser diode (LD) has been investigated by high-angle annular dark-field (HAADF) scanning-transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The pairs of the AlGaN and GaN layers in SLS cladding are...