POLI 340 Lecture Notes - Basij, Arab Spring, Saudi Arabian Army
14 Mar 2014
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But by mubarak the regime became less and less involved but still had a military figure heading can also be said for qaddafi as it over time transformed from a military regime to a qaddafi regime. coup proofing regimes themselves came in cos of this military scne eso they had an oincentive to coup proof. Deployment is also important like the saudi army is on the borders away from riyadh while the national guard controls riyadh. I opposition wins t n tur o opposition milit ry will v s rious implications for any post asad politics there might be another civil war cos militias are so fragmented. If you are fighitn in open country side its hard to defect. Its much harder to maintain commond and control in urban areas. So that"s y the regime has thrown in these militias then using army, Countries spending a lil over 5 percent of gdp on military.
