Diamond Chapter 3

Question 1

Pakistan Coup 1999

Answer 1

Prime Minister tried to replace armed forces Chief with personal friend. Military coup met with public support due to unpopularity of PM.

Question 2

Causes of Pakistan Coup

Answer 2

Corrupt judiciary, executive power abused and politicized

Question 3

Other Countries of Concern

Answer 3

Bangladesh, Venezuela, Nepal (royal coup), Thailand (again), the Phillipines

Question 4

Countries Removing Dissent

Answer 4

China, Belarus, Egypt, Uzekistan

Question 5

Strategic Swing States

Answer 5

Ukraine, Egypt

Question 6

Russia

Answer 6

2000 - Putin takes control and cracks down on media, dissent, eliminates checks and balances

Question 7

Nigeria

Answer 7

Threatened by crippling corruption, oil wealth, violence, factionalism - more than Venezuela, on paper. 2007 & 2003 election disasters

Question 8

Democratic Dissatisfaction/Democratic Support

Answer 8

Not indicative always of coming authoritarianism. Popular support does not equal democratic support; Chavez at 65% in 2005 despite dictatorlike status

Question 9

Belarus Methods

Answer 9

Extension of term limits, gathering of data on how to stop regime change, authorization of increased force, tricks to close opposition like banning homes from being political offices

Question 10

Authoritarian Crackdowns

Answer 10

Also seek to remove foreign technical, financial, moral support for pro-democracy movements.

Question 11

Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Answer 11

Russia-China working to weed out democratic dissent, pressure

Question 12

Competitive Authoritarian Regimes

Answer 12

Many new and poor democracies - Formally democratic but political freedoms, mechanisms weak and young