U.S. in Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse in CIA Model
The article discusses a CIA-developed instability model that identifies the United States as being at high risk for civil war or political collapse. It outlines the four key predictors of state failure, including regime type and government discrimination.
Why it matters
It provides a provocative analysis of American political stability based on academic models originally designed for international intelligence assessment.
Photo-illustration by Alex Cochran. Source: Getty.Scored on the CIA’s Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War or Coup Note from the author: This article is long; it needs to be. There are plenty of great sources for quick hot takes, but here at the Existentialist Republic we aim to present factual information, effective solutions, and meaningfully orient the world towards justice. That just doesn’t happen in the length of a tweet.
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