Buying Survival: Mercenaries Use as a Coup Proofing Strategy

• In Event: Repression and Protest

Brief Overview

Like other armed organizations, mercenaries serve a counterbalancing function in coup proofing. But, they pose unique costs and benefits. Thus, they are most likely to be used when the risk of coup is high and international dependence is low.

Authors

• Leonardo Fernandes, University of Pittsburgh

• Kelly Morrison, University of Pittsburgh

• Jacob August Otto, University of Missouri System