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That said, the central argument in this book, that the manipulation of expectations can be used to create or prevent change, does provide some valuable advice for how outside actors can fruitfully engage with other scenarios that can be understood as coordination games.

Behovet att koordinera

Miliitärens behov av att kordinera ur ett spelteoretiskt perspektiv

seeing each coup attempt as essentially a plebiscite within the military

Challengers from the top (usually generals) are the best placed to successfully mount a coup, because their organizational position gives them greater “soft power,” which best allows them to manipulate the expectations of other military actors in a favorable way.

officerares fokus på att bevara manskapet, snarare än på politiken bakom en kupp.

Learning that coups work like coordination games is wild because it’s really true given the circumstances involved with 2021 Feb Myanmar Coup.