U.S. in Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or Collapse in CIA Model
Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or CollapseThe federal center is entering the kind of decay that has ended other unions. The more autocratic the country becomes, the weaker Lincoln's case for staying, and the stronger the case for going.Christopher ArmitageSep 13, 2026741742SharePhoto-illustration by Alex Cochran. Source: Getty.Scored on the CIA’s Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War or CoupNote from the author: This article is long; it needs to be.
- ▪Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or CollapseThe federal center is entering the kind of decay that has ended other unions.
- ▪The more autocratic the country becomes, the weaker Lincoln's case for staying, and the stronger the case for going.Christopher ArmitageSep 13, 2026741742SharePhoto-illustration by Alex Cochran.
- ▪Source: Getty.Scored on the CIA’s Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War or CoupNote from the author: This article is long; it needs to be.
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Scored on the CIA's Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War, Coup, or CollapseThe federal center is entering the kind of decay that has ended other unions. The more autocratic the country becomes, the weaker Lincoln's case for staying, and the stronger the case for going.Christopher ArmitageSep 13, 2026741742SharePhoto-illustration by Alex Cochran. Source: Getty.Scored on the CIA’s Instability Model, the United States Is in the Highest-Risk Category for Civil War or CoupNote from the author: This article is long; it needs to be. There are plenty of great sources for quick hot takes, but here at the Existentialist Republic we aim to present factual information, effective solutions, and meaningfully orient the world towards justice.
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