The Sword and the Cell

In Tana, a colonel rises to the top of the state. In Paris, a former president is sent to prison. Two scenes, one lesson: democracy only survives in the shadow of the law...

A country without an army—except for a paramilitary force primarily serving civilian functions—Mauritius sometimes struggles to gauge the political cost of a uniform that crosses the red line. In Antananarivo, the temptation is palpable: maneuvers have begun, and "Michael," Colonel h ...