coup d'état arising during civil wars
will shorten brutal bloody war's duration
protests spur coups help elites within state
apparatus to mobilize coordinate coups
coup-proofing regimes create structures
making it hard for any random small group
to seize their coveted power but problem
coup-proofing strategies which include
strategic placing family ethnic religious
groups in the military to create an armed
force parallel to nations regular military
incorporating multiple internal security
agencies overlapping jurisdiction constantly
monitoring one another creates fear division
Achilles heel divide conquer possibilities
coup-proofing strategies reduce risk of coups
occurring but reduces military effectiveness
weak link sought exploited in foreign invasions
national security is increased in national unity
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
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