Ive studied the breakdown of regimes & revolutions most of my adult life. Trump should study them too, especially USSR in 1991, Serbia in 2000, or Ukraine in 2004. It's when soldiers refuse to carry out politicized orders, or be used as political props, that regimes break down.

Ive studied the breakdown of regimes & revolutions most of my adult life. Trump should study them too, especially USSR in 1991, Serbia in 2000, or Ukraine in 2004. It's when soldiers refuse to carry out politicized orders, or be used as political props, that regimes break down.

— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) June 4, 2020