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Had they executed their coup more efficiently, Erdoğan might now be dead or detained.
There are certainly some around him who fear a Blairite counter coup more than a majority Tory government.
But the Egyptian military has prided itself on its dual military and political role since Col. Gamal Abdel Nasser's coup more than six decades ago.
In the two years following the coup, more than 1,000 armed forces personnel were inducted into posts previously held by civilians.
And by pushing military reform, we risk making the military the only functioning institution in a weak country and making a coup more likely.
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WorldViews: Does Thailand's history of coups, in itself, make future coups more likely?
But with the spread of social media around the world, are coups more or less likely to occur?
During his seven decades on the throne, the king witnessed 10 coups, more than two dozen prime minister transitions, and almost 20 constitutions.
Now that gift seems less like a coup, and more like a disaster.
The results amount to a quiet coup, ultimately more insidious than a blatant putsch like General Musharraf's.
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