"Coups against military regimes are found to be less violent than those against civilian dictatorships. This is because military rulers are .. more sensitive to the costs associated with using violence to suppress a coup." https://t.co/waLduJTiry
@keneth_wayne @TimRunsHisMouth Poor argument. As found for example in this study, less than half of all historic coup d’etats lead to any casualties at all. https://t.co/o7PFtd5Tvi
RT @dadakim: @monkeycageblog @esdebruin @MagDwyer 2. Coup plotters are younger & include few generals. As @esdebruin's article in @JPR_jour…
@monkeycageblog @esdebruin @MagDwyer 2. Coup plotters are younger & include few generals. As @esdebruin's article in @JPR_journal (gated, sorry!) shows, this matters for levels of violence: "Where junior officers, non-commissioned officers, or enlisted