Barbara F. Walter on Two Factors That Predict Civil War

Barbara Walter, an expert in Civil Wars, talks about her experiences and involvement in a task force aimed at predicting ethnic conflict and civil war. She discusses the factors that were found to be highly predictive of such conflicts, highlighting the concepts of anocracy and ethnic factionalism. Additionally, she provides a case study of the former Yugoslavia to illustrate these concepts in action.
Walter is the Rohr Professor of International Relations at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. A life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, Walter helps to run the award-winning blog Political Violence at a Glance and has written for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Reuters, and Foreign Affairs.
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[@CarlosArizona]

Go Nittany Lions! Honestly, I fear the militias the most. Very local and tribal. Very racist and scared. But, seriously, Americans too old, fat and lazy to really be a threat outside their own fiefdoms? I don't think the aunts and uncles could have come back on Jan. 7, 2021 to pull that crap again. I cant see a very organized Civil War. Maybe President Abbott in Texas. Big Showboat Politician. But, I can see a total breakdown of society with high crime and terrorist acts. Don't forget ... during Katrina, a natural disaster, many First Responders stayed home to protect their own. Will armed citizens fill the void? Militias. Sure hope you geniuses in DC have a game plan for this ...

[@anthonybateman8470]

Not looking too good for the US and the UK then is it?